Gothenburg vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	675K	2.14M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 24% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2599th and 978th ($1864 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Sweden and Australia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 83rd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Perth

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	Gothenburg	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894