Barcelona vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
80
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.72M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 112% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5666th ($2116 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 205th and 364th 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
$17.8
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610