Gothenburg vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$914	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	675K	693K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 27% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2599th and 4152nd ($1864 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 64th 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 Zaragoza. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 83rd and 683rd 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	$14.3	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671