Gothenburg vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$949
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
46
27
😀 Quality of life
92
28
🏙️ Population
675K
42.7K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 246% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 2470th and 8425th ($1879 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Sweden and Kenya, respectively. Check Sweden vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 91st and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Meru

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Gothenburg Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$10408

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$1723
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$1441
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$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
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$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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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$583