Gothenburg vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$808	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	84
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	675K	513K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 9% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2959th and 2461st ($1623 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 143rd in Sweden and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 78th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Liverpool

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	Gothenburg	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$15161

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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

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686