Barcelona vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$759
😷 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 234% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7679th ($2116 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 205th and 3611th 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
$17.8
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943