Copenhagen vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	644K	608K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 44% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 795th and 2792nd ($2483 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Denmark and Sweden, respectively. Check Denmark vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 9th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Gothenburg

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	Copenhagen	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$3801

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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