Barcelona vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
1.66M
3.03M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 103% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2198th and 6052nd ($1887 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 238th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Taichung

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Barcelona Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$13638

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Cities near Barcelona

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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716