Gothenburg vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$3958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	60
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	246K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 1% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2599th and 2713th ($1864 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1895th in Sweden and the United States, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Louisville

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	Gothenburg	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$16074

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011