Gothenburg vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	98
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	675K	3.42M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 9% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2959th and 2443rd ($1623 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Sweden and Spain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 78th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Madrid

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	Gothenburg	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$10042

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522