Barcelona vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
46
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
1.64M
608K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 5% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2703rd ($1773 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Spain and Sweden, respectively. Check Spain vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 193rd and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Gothenburg

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Barcelona Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$3122

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261