Barcelona vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 215% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7431st ($2116 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 80th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 205th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Ningbo

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Barcelona Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525