Gothenburg vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$949
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$4489
😷 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 26% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2470th and 829th ($1879 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 91st 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
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$22313

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132