Gothenburg vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$902	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	7
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	675K	133K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 38% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2645th and 4439th ($1823 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Sweden and Maldives, respectively. Check Sweden vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Male. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 68th and 5057th 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	$13.7	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$3575

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327