Gothenburg vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2781
🏠 One person rent	$891	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$417
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$1381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	608K	668K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 47% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2703rd and 4566th ($1690 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 114th in Sweden and Italy, respectively. Check Sweden vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Palermo ranked 33rd in Italy, while ranked 84th and 799th 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	$12.4	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$4.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$6883

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$979
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1050
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$983
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$927
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1163
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1120
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1122
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1103
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1469
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1338
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1608
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1670
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1708
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1657
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1017
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$418
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1527
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$596
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1430
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1337
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$466
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$514
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$355
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1065
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1321
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1307