Barcelona vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
49
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.73M
8.78M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 228% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1659th and 7630th ($2129 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 174th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Quanzhou

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Barcelona Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954