Barcelona vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1644
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
1.7M
24.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 68% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2276th and 4858th ($1841 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 270th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Shanghai

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Barcelona Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$30174

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746