Barcelona vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.6M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 56% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2276th and 4534th ($1841 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 270th and 339th 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
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$19749

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BarcelonaTaipei

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Barcelona

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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581