Barcelona vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.29M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 106% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6163rd ($1773 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 193rd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716