Barcelona vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
1.64M
7.41M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 32% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2423rd and 503rd ($1773 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 193rd and 168th 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
$15.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$20363

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611