Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Yangzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Yangzhou

😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 116% more expensive than Yangzhou without rent, and 273.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 120.6% more expensive than Yangzhou without rent, and 216.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.22 €14.83

$2.10 ¥14.54

720.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.2 €58.7

$15.92 ¥110

328.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.72 €11.82

$3.46 ¥23.91

296.53%

Cappuccino

$2.84 €2.45

$2.97 ¥20.52

-4.38%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 €2.42

$0.51 ¥3.49

450.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 €1.76

$0.18 ¥1.22

1033.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.58 €3.95

$0.73 ¥5.03

527.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.61 €3.97

$1.69 ¥11.67

172.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 €1.10

$1.05 ¥7.28

21.90%

White Bread (500g)

$2.12 €1.83

$0.87 ¥6.04

143.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.00 €1.72

$0.94 ¥6.51

112.77%

Eggs

$3.48 €3.00

$1.27 ¥8.80

174.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.68 €16.08

$5.69 ¥39.40

228.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.42 €8.11

$2.63 ¥18.17

258.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.68 €16.08

$8.56 ¥59.2

118.22%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.24

$1.04 ¥7.21

150.96%

Banana (1kg)

$2.39 €2.06

$1.37 ¥9.46

74.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 €1.80

$0.94 ¥6.51

122.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.73 €2.35

$1.09 ¥7.53

150.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.96 €1.69

$0.76 ¥5.26

157.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.87 €1.61

$0.99 ¥6.88

88.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.48 €1.27

$0.64 ¥4.41

131.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 €0.79

$0.51 ¥3.50

80.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.87 €5.92

$2.84 ¥19.63

141.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.12 €6.13

$11.00 ¥76.1

-35.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 €1.19

$0.69 ¥4.76

100.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.41 €2.08

$1.36 ¥9.41

77.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.97 €2.56

$0.30 ¥2.07

890.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.77 €24.77

$16.85 ¥117

70.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.57 €3.93

$1.41 ¥9.77

224.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.10 €1.81

$0.33 ¥2.28

536.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.85 €24.84

$3.30 ¥22.86

774.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 €1.63

$1.18 ¥8.16

61.02%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.7K €33.3K

$19.3K ¥133.6K

100.33%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.3K €27.8K

$16.8K ¥116.2K

92.16%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$183 €158

$44.22 ¥306

314.47%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.62 €19.48

$7.71 ¥53.4

193.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.50 €31.43

$11.67 ¥80.8

212.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.7 €50.6

$41.01 ¥284

43.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.82 €17.93

$14.05 ¥97.2

48.19%

Cinema Ticket

$11.10 €9.56

$6.20 ¥42.89

79.03%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$726 €625

$450 ¥3,111

61.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.3K €13.1K

$6,898 ¥47.7K

121.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.2 €74.3

$57.7 ¥399

49.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.48 €32.27

$35.70 ¥247

4.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 €91.0

$68.4 ¥473

54.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$118 €102

$82.0 ¥567

44.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,568 €1,350

$239 ¥1,651

557.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,236 €1,064

$153 ¥1,062

705.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,752 €2,370

$551 ¥3,815

399.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,981 €1,705

$361 ¥2,501

448.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,921 €5,959

$2,461 ¥17.0K

181.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,760 €4,099

$1,764 ¥12.2K

169.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,498 €2,150

$1,237 ¥8,559

101.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

3.1

9.35%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barcelona: March 3, 2026

Last update for Yangzhou: March 2, 2026

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