Barcelona vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$930
😷 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 224% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7557th ($2116 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 205th and 3551st 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
$17.8
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677