Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Spain

Barcelona vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Barcelona is 46.5% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Barcelona
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Barcelona
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Barcelona
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Barcelona
Childcare: pay 19.6% more in Barcelona
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% more in Barcelona
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Barcelona

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Barcelona are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Barcelona.

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Barcelona vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barcelona instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Barcelona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$17.92 €15.95	+280.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$13.44 €11.96	+137.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$2.98 €2.65	+224.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$1.91 €1.70	+192.7%
Average			+209.5%

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	Barcelona
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$1.99 €1.78	-1.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$8.79 €7.83	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$4.83 €4.29	-58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$4.93 €4.39	+81.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$4.13 €3.68	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$1.37 €1.22	-38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$0.91 €0.81	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.20 €1.07	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.21 €1.08	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.95 €0.85	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.99 €0.88	-5.2%
Average			-19.9%

Taipei vs. Barcelona - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Taipei	Barcelona
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$6.87 €6.12	+74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$25.53 €22.72	-32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$14.90 €13.26	+66.6%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Taipei	Barcelona
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$35.30 €31.42	+28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$1,671.42 €1,487.62	+65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$1,296.44 €1,153.88	+168.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$138.62 €123.38	+109.2%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 19.6% more for childcare

	Taipei	Barcelona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$951.83 €847.16	+43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$16,609.14 €14,782.73	-0.4%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Barcelona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$3.92 €3.49	+38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$3.23 €2.88	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$7.00 €6.23	+78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$53.11 €47.27	+29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$11.20 €9.97	+15.1%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Taipei	Barcelona
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$87.34 €77.74	+38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$39.19 €34.88	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$105.13 €93.57	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$119.81 €106.64	+14.0%
Average			+17.6%

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