Gothenburg vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	82
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	577K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 21% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2959th and 1702nd ($1623 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1506th 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 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Milwaukee

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	Gothenburg	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$24191

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378