Gothenburg vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$902	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	79
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	675K	9.94M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 75% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2645th and 5274th ($1823 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Peru, respectively. Check Sweden vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 68th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lima

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	Gothenburg	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$8454

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745