Gothenburg vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$808	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	675K	630K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 43% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2959th and 4672nd ($1623 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 122nd in Sweden and Italy, respectively. Check Sweden vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 78th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Palermo

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	Gothenburg	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159