Barcelona vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9.37M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 218% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1659th and 7494th ($2129 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 174th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Hefei

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Barcelona Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693