Barcelona vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$1809
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	98	93
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	1.64M	9.37M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 151% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6756th ($1773 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 82nd 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 28th in China, while ranked 193rd and 3921st 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	$15.3	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$8280

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Cities near Barcelona

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696