Gothenburg vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	98
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	675K	3.42M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 10% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2645th and 1962nd ($1823 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Sweden and Spain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 68th and 142nd 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	$13.7	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$12418

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703