Gothenburg vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	675K	5.35M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 25% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2599th and 893rd ($1864 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Sweden and Australia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 83rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Melbourne

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	Gothenburg	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$26129

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172