Barcelona vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
1.64M
17.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 89% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5744th ($1773 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 193rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Shenzhen

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Barcelona Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$24305

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Cities near Barcelona

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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584