Barcelona vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$952
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	98	93
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	1.66M	9.37M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 159% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2198th and 6780th ($1887 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 238th and 4171st 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	$16.1	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$8558

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699