Barcelona vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.35M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 125% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6085th ($2116 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 205th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Taoyuan

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Barcelona Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464