Gothenburg vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$895	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	608K	586K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 14% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2792nd and 3616th ($1725 vs $1519) 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 81st and 654th 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	$12.7	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$14939

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429