Gothenburg vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$949	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	8
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	675K	133K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 42% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2470th and 4490th ($1879 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Sweden and Maldives, respectively. Check Sweden vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Male. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 91st and 5278th 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	$14	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$3305

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322