Barcelona vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
1.64M
13.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 158% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6886th ($1773 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 104th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 193rd and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tianjin

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Barcelona Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600