Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Kiruna Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Kiruna

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 18.7% cheaper than Kiruna without rent, and 22.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 15.5% cheaper than Kiruna without rent, and 7.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$12.43 SEK 117
40.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$94.3 SEK 891
-27.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$11.63 SEK 110
17.88%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.85 SEK 45.84
-42.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.13 SEK 20.11
31.46%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.03 SEK 9.71
92.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$8.42 SEK 79.5
-47.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$6.96 SEK 65.7
-34.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.95 SEK 18.42
-36.41%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$3.55 SEK 33.49
-42.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$5.14 SEK 48.55
-61.48%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.92 SEK 46.47
-29.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$13.03 SEK 123
40.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$14.02 SEK 132
-29.96%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$27.55 SEK 260
-30.16%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$2.67 SEK 25.23
-2.25%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$2.73 SEK 25.8
-14.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$2.59 SEK 24.47
-18.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$4.54 SEK 42.88
-38.99%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.15 SEK 20.27
-5.12%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.58 SEK 14.91
12.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$3.6 SEK 33.99
-58.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.51 SEK 14.31
-43.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$7.44 SEK 70.3
-5.91%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$10.58 SEK 99.9
-32.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$1.89 SEK 17.81
-24.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$1.84 SEK 17.43
24.46%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.35 SEK 31.62
-9.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$72.8 SEK 688
-60.22%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$9.31 SEK 88
-50.70%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.65 SEK 15.59
22.42%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$73.9 SEK 698
-59.99%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.88 SEK 17.75
-3.72%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$32.8K SEK 309.9K
17.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$35.1K SEK 331.6K
-7.73%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$170 SEK 1,602
11.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$32.08 SEK 303
-30.86%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$28.45 SEK 269
27.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$47.21 SEK 446
21.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$25.29 SEK 239
-17.16%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$13.7 SEK 129
-21.17%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$159 SEK 1,507
359.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$4,092 SEK 38.7K
269.55%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$127 SEK 1,199
-31.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$33.65 SEK 318
9.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$129 SEK 1,214
-20.50%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$171 SEK 1,614
-31.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$825 SEK 7,796
91.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$645 SEK 6,098
90.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,448 SEK 13.7K
86.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,181 SEK 11.2K
71.77%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$2,621 SEK 24.8K
151.83%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$2,632 SEK 24.9K
91.66%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Kiruna
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,428 SEK 32.4K
-35.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
4
-15.25%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Kiruna: October 28, 2025

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