Barcelona vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
81
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.73M
13.9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 212% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1659th and 7400th ($2129 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 83rd in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 174th and 2024th 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
$17.3
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546