Gothenburg vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$3216
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$7364
🏠 One person rent	$949	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$3669
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4242
😷 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 42% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2470th and 117th ($1879 vs $3216) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 87th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Miami ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 91st and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gothenburg	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$26.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$2394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$4404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$3208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$6964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$3607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1797
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$18611

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Cities near Gothenburg

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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114