Barcelona vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.7M
12.7M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 170% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1764th and 6778th ($2087 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 Suzhou. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 229th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Suzhou

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Barcelona Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$15339

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610