Gothenburg vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$914	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	675K	442K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 43% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2599th and 95th ($1864 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 63rd in Sweden and the United States, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Miami ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Miami

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	Gothenburg	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$21676

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050