Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Trollhattan Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Trollhattan

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 8.7% cheaper than Trollhattan without rent, and 43.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 4.5% cheaper than Trollhattan without rent, and 28.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.41 €15.03
$11.94 SEK 113
45.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 €59.3
$82.7 SEK 781
-16.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.71 €11.84
$10.57 SEK 99.9
29.71%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$3.66 SEK 34.53
-24.04%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 €2.42
$1.34 SEK 12.68
108.96%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.4 SEK 13.23
41.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.43 €3.83
$7.87 SEK 74.3
-43.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$8.15 SEK 77
-44.42%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.54 SEK 14.57
-19.48%
White Bread (500g)
$2.03 €1.75
$2.3 SEK 21.7
-11.74%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.98 €1.71
$3.81 SEK 35.99
-48.03%
Eggs
$3.46 €2.99
$3.97 SEK 37.55
-12.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.32 €15.82
$11.98 SEK 113
52.92%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.82 €8.47
$9.45 SEK 89.3
3.92%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.24 €16.61
$14.71 SEK 139
30.80%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$3.31 SEK 31.31
-21.15%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 €2.02
$2.6 SEK 24.53
-10.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 €1.82
$3.47 SEK 32.75
-39.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.77 €2.39
$3.76 SEK 35.49
-26.33%
Potato (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.09 SEK 19.71
-2.39%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.94 SEK 18.37
-8.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.5 €1.3
$2.93 SEK 27.64
-48.81%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.93 SEK 18.26
-55.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7 €6.04
$8.12 SEK 76.7
-13.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.13 €6.16
$12.76 SEK 121
-44.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 €1.24
$1.3 SEK 12.32
10.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 €1.98
$1.66 SEK 15.7
37.95%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.02 €2.6
$3.3 SEK 31.17
-8.48%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.97 €25.01
$73.9 SEK 698
-60.80%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.59 €3.96
$3.79 SEK 35.79
21.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.74
$2.67 SEK 25.26
-24.34%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$29.56 €25.53
$41.52 SEK 392
-28.81%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.56
$1.92 SEK 18.12
-5.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.4K €33.1K
$33.1K SEK 312.3K
16.14%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K €28K
$33.8K SEK 319K
-4.08%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$190 €164
$187 SEK 1,765
1.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.18 €19.15
$28.69 SEK 271
-22.69%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 €31.4
$31.42 SEK 297
15.75%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.4 €49.55
$41.15 SEK 389
39.47%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.95 €18.09
$24.89 SEK 235
-15.83%
Cinema Ticket
$10.8 €9.33
$14.96 SEK 141
-27.81%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €632
$159 SEK 1,501
360.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K €13.1K
$1,396 SEK 13.2K
983.66%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.8 €74.9
$84.1 SEK 794
3.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.78 €31.76
$31.26 SEK 295
17.66%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €88.2
$83 SEK 784
23.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 €101
$123 SEK 1,158
-4.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,581 €1,365
$624 SEK 5,897
153.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 €1,062
$478 SEK 4,516
157.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,707 €2,337
$1,103 SEK 10.4K
145.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,028 €1,751
$825 SEK 7,793
145.84%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,602 €5,700
$2,644 SEK 25K
149.73%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,045 €4,356
$2,230 SEK 21.1K
126.21%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Trollhattan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,198 €1,898
$3,434 SEK 32.4K
-35.98%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.39
4.2
-19.29%

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Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

Last update for Trollhattan: October 29, 2025

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