Barcelona vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1264
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
80
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.73M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 92% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2276th and 5750th ($1841 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 270th and 417th 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
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$10905

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601