Barcelona vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$725
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
87
53
🏙️ Population
1.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 160% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2276th and 6849th ($1841 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 270th and 6084th 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
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$12465

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BarcelonaNingbo

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522