Gothenburg vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	91
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	675K	548K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 22% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2959th and 1662nd ($1623 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 46th in Sweden and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 78th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Manchester

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	Gothenburg	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681