Gothenburg vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$902	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	26
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	675K	687K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 25% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2645th and 4103rd ($1823 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 61st 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 68th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Zaragoza

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	Gothenburg	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581