Barcelona vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3877
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1550
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$3191
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
46
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
1.66M
608K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 9% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2198th and 2792nd ($1887 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Spain and Sweden, respectively. Check Spain vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 238th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Gothenburg

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Barcelona Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$3801

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267