Gothenburg vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$902	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	84
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	675K	442K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 43% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2645th and 118th ($1823 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 88th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 68th and 119th 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	$13.7	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$25246

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101