Gothenburg vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$891	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	77
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	608K	9.94M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 81% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2703rd and 5780th ($1690 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Peru, respectively. Check Sweden vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 84th and 4655th 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	$12.4	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$7186

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731