Barcelona vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.6M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 63% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2198th and 4715th ($1887 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 Taipei. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 238th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Taipei

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Barcelona Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$18424

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605