Cost of living comparison

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Spain vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Spain is 6.0% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.9% more in Spain
Groceries
pay 17.4% less in Spain
Transportation
pay 21.4% less in Spain
Housing
pay 5.8% more in Spain
Childcare
pay 95.5% more in Spain
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.4% less in Spain
Clothing
pay 16.4% less in Spain

The cost of childcare, housing, and restaurants in Spain are more expensive than in Sweden. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Spain. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Spain.

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Spain vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Spain instead of Sweden, you would:

pay 4.9% more for restaurants

 
Sweden
Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.04
SEK139.16
$16.08
€14.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.77
SEK106.72
$10.79
€9.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.49
SEK24.69
$2.54
€2.26
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pay 17.4% less for groceries

 
Sweden
Spain
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.82
SEK27.96
$1.49
€1.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.72
SEK56.73
$7.20
€6.40
Milk (1 gallon) $6.07
SEK60.17
$4.49
€4.00
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pay 21.4% less for transportation

 
Sweden
Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.65
SEK65.87
$6.62
€5.89
Monthly public transit pass $77.78
SEK770.99
$31.07
€27.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,975.58
SEK317K
$34,519.36
€30,723.47
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pay 5.8% more for housing

 
Sweden
Spain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.16
SEK378.26
$29.92
€26.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $883.11
SEK8,753.97
$925.54
€823.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $671.43
SEK6,655.65
$728.71
€648.57
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pay 95.5% more for childcare

 
Sweden
Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $155.03
SEK1,536.80
$480.60
€427.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
$9,049.60
€8,054.47
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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Sweden
Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.36
SEK72.98
$3.31
€2.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
SEK44.08
$2.30
€2.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.55
SEK74.80
$6.23
€5.54
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pay 16.4% less for clothing

 
Sweden
Spain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $91.37
SEK905.76
$80.62
€71.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.99
SEK445.93
$36.25
€32.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.04
SEK942.07
$90.09
€80.18
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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