Barcelona vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$831
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
1.66M
8.78M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 183% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2198th and 7155th ($1887 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 238th and 6224th 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
$16.1
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014