Gothenburg vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gothenburg Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$891
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
46
91
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
608K
1.49M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 23% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2703rd and 1315th ($1690 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 84th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gothenburg vs Munich infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Gothenburg vs Munich

Prices for goods and services in Gothenburg and Munich are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Gothenburg Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$18334

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599