Barcelona vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1275
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
74
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.87M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 124% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2198th and 6292nd ($1887 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 Tainan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 238th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$18526

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719