Barcelona vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.7M
4.04M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 84% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1764th and 4867th ($2087 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 229th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$17207

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589