Barcelona vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.6M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 52% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4516th ($1773 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 193rd and 209th 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
$15.3
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589