Barcelona vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.85M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 127% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1659th and 6014th ($2129 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 174th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tainan

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Barcelona Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686