Gothenburg vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$895	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	37
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	608K	6.44K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 5% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2792nd and 3052nd ($1725 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and Malta, respectively. Check Sweden vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 81st and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gothenburg vs Valletta infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/gothenburg/valletta.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Gothenburg vs Valletta infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/gothenburg/valletta" target="_blank">Gothenburg vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Gothenburg vs Valletta

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

	Gothenburg	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$8876

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344