Baltimore vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	46
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	586K	675K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 41% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1182nd and 2959th ($2287 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 6th in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 131st and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Gothenburg

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	Baltimore	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$3664

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251