Spain vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Spain Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1383
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3131
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$779
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1850
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$29675
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
82
🌐 English speaking %
22%
89%
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
47.4M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Spain ($1383) is 12% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Spain ranked 38th 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 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 31st 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
$13.1
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.34
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.9
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3630
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2346
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.74
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.8
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.2
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8255
$5136

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Cities Comparison in Spain vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K