Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Linkoping Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Linkoping

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 14.9% cheaper than Linkoping without rent, and 29.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 12.3% cheaper than Linkoping without rent, and 17.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$13.21 SEK 125
31.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$67.6 SEK 639
1.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$10.53 SEK 99.5
30.20%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.48 SEK 42.32
-37.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$2.79 SEK 26.32
0.36%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.47 SEK 23.33
-19.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$7.26 SEK 68.6
-38.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$7.32 SEK 69.2
-38.11%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.78 SEK 16.84
-30.34%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$3.19 SEK 30.14
-36.36%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$3.96 SEK 37.38
-50.00%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.01 SEK 37.93
-13.72%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$14.13 SEK 133
29.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$11.56 SEK 109
-15.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$15.65 SEK 148
22.94%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.57 SEK 33.75
-26.89%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$2.56 SEK 24.23
-8.59%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$1.59 SEK 15.05
32.70%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$5.59 SEK 52.8
-50.45%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.49 SEK 14.05
36.91%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$2.13 SEK 20.16
-16.90%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$2.76 SEK 26.04
-45.65%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.67 SEK 15.78
-49.10%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$7.27 SEK 68.7
-3.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$12.53 SEK 118
-43.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$1.73 SEK 16.31
-17.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$1.89 SEK 17.87
21.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.4 SEK 32.12
-11.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$79.4 SEK 750
-63.50%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$14.61 SEK 138
-68.58%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.6 SEK 15.13
26.25%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$20.89 SEK 197
41.50%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.98 SEK 18.7
-8.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$32.1K SEK 303.3K
19.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$34.3K SEK 324.4K
-5.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$88.6 SEK 837
114.03%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$28.17 SEK 266
-21.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$36.5 SEK 345
-0.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$43.76 SEK 413
31.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$52.5 SEK 496
-60.11%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$15.7 SEK 148
-31.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$146 SEK 1,381
400.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$727 SEK 6,869
1980.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$106 SEK 1,000
-18.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$43.53 SEK 411
-15.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$116 SEK 1,098
-12.08%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$153 SEK 1,448
-23.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$832 SEK 7,860
90.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$630 SEK 5,950
95.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,278 SEK 12.1K
111.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,097 SEK 10.4K
84.84%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$6,632 SEK 62.7K
-0.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$3,378 SEK 31.9K
49.34%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Linkoping
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,449 SEK 32.6K
-36.25%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
4.53
-25.17%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Linkoping: October 28, 2025

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