Gothenburg vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	46	90
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	675K	1.51M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 25% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2599th and 889th ($1864 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 83rd and 38th 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	$14.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$16629

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748