Spain vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Spain Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3156
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$801
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$1277
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1822
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$33509
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
8.34
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
80
🌐 English speaking %
22%
89%
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
47.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Spain ($1402) is 9% less expensive than in Sweden ($1540). 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 30th 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
$13.7
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$653
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1444
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3979
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2578
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.29
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.2
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$466
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8661
$4679

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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
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K