Barcelona vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.87M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 126% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2276th and 6380th ($1841 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 270th and 498th 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
$15
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682