Barcelona vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.87M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 121% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5984th ($2116 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 205th and 409th 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
$17.8
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665