Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 12.9% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 11.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 12.4% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 3.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$13.98 SEK 132

24.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$91.8 SEK 867

-25.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$10.57 SEK 99.8

29.71%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.86 SEK 45.91

-42.80%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$2.95 SEK 27.84

-5.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.6 SEK 24.58

-23.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$7.35 SEK 69.4

-39.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$8.14 SEK 76.9

-44.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.67 SEK 15.82

-25.75%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.86 SEK 26.97

-29.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.31 SEK 31.27

-40.18%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.68 SEK 44.24

-26.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$11.65 SEK 110

57.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$12.46 SEK 118

-21.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$18.89 SEK 179

1.85%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.2 SEK 30.2

-18.44%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.79 SEK 26.34

-16.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.88 SEK 27.19

-26.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$4.3 SEK 40.64

-35.58%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.72 SEK 16.27

18.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.86 SEK 17.56

-4.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.27 SEK 21.46

-33.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.6 SEK 15.09

-46.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$8.05 SEK 76.1

-13.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$12.85 SEK 121

-44.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.25 SEK 21.29

-36.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.62 SEK 24.77

-12.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$3.82 SEK 36.09

-20.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$88.8 SEK 839

-67.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$10.21 SEK 96.4

-55.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.66 SEK 15.68

21.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$62 SEK 586

-52.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.88 SEK 17.72

-3.72%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$33K SEK 311.8K

16.33%

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

$32.4K €28K

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

-9.40%

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

$190 €164

$137 SEK 1,295

38.27%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$25.09 SEK 237

-11.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$39.49 SEK 373

-7.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$41.99 SEK 397

36.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$25.37 SEK 240

-17.42%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$18.02 SEK 170

-40.07%

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

$732 €632

$174 SEK 1,644

320.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

268.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$87.4 SEK 825

-0.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$39.79 SEK 376

-7.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$95.8 SEK 905

6.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$151 SEK 1,430

-22.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

38.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$871 SEK 8,230

41.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

41.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

45.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$6,456 SEK 61K

2.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

17.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

-43.08%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

4.33

-21.71%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

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