Barcelona vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
81
😀 Quality of life
88
84
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.73M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 90% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5786th ($1773 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 193rd and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kaohsiung

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Barcelona Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$12618

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655