Barcelona vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 110% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2276th and 6171st ($1841 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 270th and 418th 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
$15
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$18619

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443