Barcelona vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3695
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$808
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$516
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$3142
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
46
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
1.7M
675K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 13% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2276th and 2959th ($1841 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Spain and Sweden, respectively. Check Spain vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 270th and 78th 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
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$3664

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BarcelonaGothenburg

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1498
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1367
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1284
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1167
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1334
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1235
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1208
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1373
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1473
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1676
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1333
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1575
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1310
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1800
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1434
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1297
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1331
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1733
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1864
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1983
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1298
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1828
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1952
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1714
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1140
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1508
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1623
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1279
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1707
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1631
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2134
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1651
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1251