Gothenburg vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	86
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	430K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 23% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 2470th and 1017th ($1879 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 91st and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gothenburg	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$26236

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618