Barcelona vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$4007
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
1.66M
7.41M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 31% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2198th and 379th ($1887 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 238th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Hong Kong

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Barcelona Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623