Gothenburg vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$891	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$1041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	7
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	608K	133K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 32% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2703rd and 4218th ($1690 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Maldives, respectively. Check Sweden vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Male. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 84th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Male

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	Gothenburg	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$3438

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339