Gothenburg vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	39
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	675K	6.44K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 3% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2599th and 2829th ($1864 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Sweden and Malta, respectively. Check Sweden vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 83rd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Valletta

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	Gothenburg	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$12962

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388