Spain vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Spain Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1480
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3313
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$850
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1891
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$32677
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
82
🌐 English speaking %
22%
89%
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
47.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Spain ($1480) is 6% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Spain ranked 36th vs 31st for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Spain compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 29th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Spain vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Spain and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 60 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Spain Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1500
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.8
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8656
$4409

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K