Barcelona vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.73M	985K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 16% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1722nd and 849th ($2116 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 205th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Stockholm

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	Barcelona	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$17693

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516