Barcelona vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
1.64M
4.36M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 75% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5229th ($1773 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 193rd and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589