Gothenburg vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$902	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	675K	592K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 13% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2645th and 3451st ($1823 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 68th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Malaga

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	Gothenburg	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$10933

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536