Barcelona vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
1.64M
11.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 113% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6270th ($1773 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 193rd and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Hangzhou

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Barcelona Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$5.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$26569

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740