Spain vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Spain Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$900
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$1458
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2016
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$35297
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
8.34
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
83.9
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
80
🌐 English speaking %
22%
89%
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
48.8M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Spain ($1583) is 8% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Spain ranked 35th vs 28th 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 11th 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
$15.7
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1218
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4581
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3115
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.86
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.36
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.8
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.6
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9657
$6191

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2015
3.42M
Barcelona
$2087
1.7M
Valencia
$1703
826K
Tenerife
$1705
955K
Seville
$1393
687K
Zaragoza
$1457
687K
Murcia
$1305
673K
Malaga
$1617
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1930
432K
Bilbao
$1660
348K
Alicante
$1461
359K
Valladolid
$1367
301K
Las Palmas
$1484
380K
Cordoba
$1233
323K
Vigo
$1302
294K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
258K
Terrassa
$1590
229K
Gijon
$1389
269K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
280K
San Sebastian
$1673
189K
Sabadell
$1637
222K
Badalona
$2170
227K
Granada
$1334
233K
A Coruna
$1352
249K
Oviedo
$1300
187K
Pamplona
$1585
208K
Elche
$1277
243K
Cartagena
$1206
220K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1567
211K
Burgos
$1343
177K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K