Barcelona vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
81
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.73M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 102% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2198th and 6046th ($1887 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 238th and 389th 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
$16.1
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643