Barcelona vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 223% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1659th and 7558th ($2129 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 114th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 174th and 2343rd 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
$17.3
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538