Barcelona vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$3766
😷 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 13% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1659th and 1008th ($2129 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Sweden, respectively. Check Spain vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 174th and 19th 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	$17.3	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$17265

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464