Barcelona vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.73M
11.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 146% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6527th ($2116 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 205th and 3360th 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
$17.8
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$29918

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765