Barcelona vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
1.64M
3.03M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 78% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5356th ($1773 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 193rd and 343rd 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
$15.3
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721