Barcelona vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
1.64M
9.07M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 265% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8600th ($1773 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 193rd and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Shenyang

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Barcelona Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529