Barcelona vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
1.64M
9.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 162% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6976th ($1773 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 193rd and 5865th 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
$15.3
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$9922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524