Gothenburg vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$3986
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	60
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	675K	246K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 11% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2959th and 2336th ($1623 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1917th 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 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 299th 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	$12.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974