Gothenburg vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	675K	599K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 8% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2599th and 3160th ($1864 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 20th 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 months in Malaga. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 83rd and 802nd 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	$14.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$10911

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538