Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Stockholm Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Stockholm

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 24.3% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 7.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 24.8% cheaper than Stockholm without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.41 €15.03

$15.66 SEK 148

11.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$68.7 €59.3

$109 SEK 1,029

-36.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.71 €11.84

$11.65 SEK 110

17.68%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$5.07 SEK 47.88

-45.17%

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

$2.8 €2.42

$3.14 SEK 29.69

-10.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.56 SEK 24.21

-22.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 €3.83

$8.35 SEK 78.9

-46.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 €3.91

$8.53 SEK 80.6

-46.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 €1.07

$1.81 SEK 17.08

-31.49%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.75

$3.48 SEK 32.91

-41.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.93 SEK 37.12

-49.62%

Eggs

$3.46 €2.99

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-23.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.32 €15.82

$12.8 SEK 121

43.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.82 €8.47

$12.87 SEK 122

-23.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.24 €16.61

$19.5 SEK 184

-1.33%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 €2.25

$3.51 SEK 33.16

-25.64%

Banana (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$2.88 SEK 27.2

-18.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 €1.82

$3.38 SEK 31.89

-37.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 €2.39

$4.5 SEK 42.52

-38.44%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.98 SEK 18.7

3.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$1.89 SEK 17.85

-6.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.5 €1.3

$2.55 SEK 24.11

-41.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 €0.73

$1.56 SEK 14.78

-45.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7 €6.04

$7.97 SEK 75.3

-12.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 €6.16

$12.82 SEK 121

-44.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 €1.24

$2.18 SEK 20.57

-34.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.98

$2.3 SEK 21.69

-0.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.02 €2.6

$4.51 SEK 42.6

-33.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.97 €25.01

$113 SEK 1,072

-74.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 €3.96

$6.39 SEK 60.4

-28.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.6 SEK 15.09

26.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.56 €25.53

$62.3 SEK 588

-52.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 €1.56

$1.85 SEK 17.49

-2.16%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

19.56%

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

$32.4K €28K

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

-6.39%

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

$190 €164

$223 SEK 2,111

-15.15%

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

$22.18 €19.15

$29.2 SEK 276

-24.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.37 €31.4

$43.06 SEK 407

-15.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 €49.55

$47.75 SEK 451

20.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.95 €18.09

$37.8 SEK 357

-44.58%

Cinema Ticket

$10.8 €9.33

$17.68 SEK 167

-38.91%

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

$732 €632

$164 SEK 1,549

346.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.1K €13.1K

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

132.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.8 €74.9

$98.8 SEK 933

-12.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.78 €31.76

$50 SEK 473

-26.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €88.2

$118 SEK 1,113

-13.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$207 SEK 1,954

-43.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 €1,365

$1,584 SEK 15K

-0.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,230 €1,062

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

12.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,707 €2,337

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

-0.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,028 €1,751

$1,799 SEK 17K

12.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,602 €5,700

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

-43.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,045 €4,356

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

-22.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,198 €1,898

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

-40.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.39

4.16

-18.51%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

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