Barcelona vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.73M
4.04M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 90% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1659th and 4931st ($2129 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 174th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs New Taipei

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Barcelona New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$21429

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612