Gothenburg vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$895	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	7
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	608K	133K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 33% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2792nd and 4342nd ($1725 vs $1295) 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 1.8 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 81st and 5145th 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	$12.7	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$3225

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352