Barcelona vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
94
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.43M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 71% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1659th and 4646th ($2129 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Taiwan, respectively. Check Spain vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 174th and 178th 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
$17.3
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$16947

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612