Gothenburg vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	46	90
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	675K	1.51M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 26% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2959th and 1352nd ($1623 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 78th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Munich

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	Gothenburg	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$14702

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560