Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Taby Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Taby

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 15.5% cheaper than Taby without rent, and 24.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 0.2% cheaper than Taby without rent, and 17.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$13.4 SEK 127
29.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$68.5 SEK 647
0.34%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$10.37 SEK 98
32.21%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.61 SEK 43.59
-39.70%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$3.28 SEK 30.96
-14.63%
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
$7.21 SEK 68.1
-38.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$8.32 SEK 78.6
-45.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.81 SEK 17.11
-31.49%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$3.09 SEK 29.21
-34.30%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$3.92 SEK 37.01
-49.49%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$4.54 SEK 42.89
-23.79%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$12.91 SEK 122
41.91%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$11.85 SEK 112
-17.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$19.34 SEK 183
-0.52%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.61 SEK 34.1
-27.70%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$2.71 SEK 25.6
-13.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$1.54 SEK 14.52
37.01%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$4.48 SEK 42.36
-38.17%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.99 SEK 18.78
2.51%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.86 SEK 17.55
-4.84%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$2.63 SEK 24.81
-42.97%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.61 SEK 15.23
-47.20%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$7.49 SEK 70.8
-6.54%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$12.95 SEK 122
-44.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$1.78 SEK 16.79
-19.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$2.27 SEK 21.44
0.88%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$4 SEK 37.79
-24.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$100 SEK 948
-71.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$6.4 SEK 60.5
-28.28%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$1.23 SEK 11.63
64.23%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$21.07 SEK 199
40.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$2 SEK 18.9
-9.50%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$32.5K SEK 307.1K
18.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$34.1K SEK 322.1K
-5.01%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$90.9 SEK 859
108.50%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$28.84 SEK 272
-23.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$37.75 SEK 357
-3.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$48.21 SEK 455
19.04%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$25.33 SEK 239
-17.29%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$18.15 SEK 171
-40.50%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$163 SEK 1,539
349.42%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$4,108 SEK 38.8K
268.12%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$105 SEK 989
-17.16%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$43.11 SEK 407
-14.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$118 SEK 1,117
-13.60%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$156 SEK 1,471
-24.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$825 SEK 7,791
91.68%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$649 SEK 6,131
89.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,385 SEK 13.1K
95.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$1,082 SEK 10.2K
87.36%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$6,320 SEK 59.7K
4.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$7,480 SEK 70.7K
-32.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Taby
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$4,153 SEK 39.2K
-47.06%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
4.16
-18.51%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Taby: October 29, 2025

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