Barcelona vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$739
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
1.66M
9.07M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 267% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2198th and 8584th ($1887 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 238th and 3326th 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
$16.1
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511