Barcelona vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Barcelona | Kaohsiung | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Barcelona is 108% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1764th and 5567th ($2087 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 229th and 461st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Barcelona
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7 km or 4.4 mi |  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Badalona | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Cornella de Llobregat | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Ripollet | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rubi | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sabadell | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Terrassa | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Granollers | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Mataro | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Vilanova i la Geltru | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Manresa | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Vic | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Tarragona | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Girona | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Figueres | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Lleida | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Andorra la Vella | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Ordino | |
| 158 km or 98 mi |  Perpignan | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Vinaros | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Ciutadella de Menorca | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Narbonne | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Huesca | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Beziers | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Mahon | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Castellon de la Plana | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Castres | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Villarreal | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Borriana | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Toulouse | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tarbes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Sagunto | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ibiza | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Montpellier | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Pau | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Valencia |
Cities near Kaohsiung
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Tainan | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Chiayi | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Douliu | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Nantou | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
| 616 km or 382 mi | Wuyishan |