Copenhagen vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$3142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	644K	675K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 44% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1085th and 2959th ($2333 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Denmark and Sweden, respectively. Check Denmark vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 10th and 78th 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	$18.8	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$3664

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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