Cost of Living Comparison Between Gavle and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Gavle and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Gavle is 12.3% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 2.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gavle is 18.4% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 8.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.77 SEK 118

$13.63 SEK 126

-6.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.6 SEK 867

$91.5 SEK 847

2.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.51 SEK 97.3

$10.68 SEK 98.9

-1.59%

Cappuccino

$5.00 SEK 46.31

$4.78 SEK 44.22

4.60%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 SEK 19.91

$3.08 SEK 28.51

-30.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 22.88

$2.53 SEK 23.43

-2.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.69 SEK 80.5

$7.59 SEK 70.3

14.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.46 SEK 78.4

$7.71 SEK 71.4

9.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 SEK 15.91

$1.74 SEK 16.15

-1.15%

White Bread (500g)

$2.54 SEK 23.51

$3.03 SEK 28.02

-16.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.00 SEK 37.01

$3.37 SEK 31.20

18.69%

Eggs

$4.10 SEK 37.97

$4.48 SEK 41.47

-8.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.25 SEK 85.6

$11.45 SEK 106

-19.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.22 SEK 94.6

$12.17 SEK 113

-16.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.82 SEK 137

$19.03 SEK 176

-22.12%

Apples (1kg)

$3.32 SEK 30.75

$3.16 SEK 29.22

5.06%

Banana (1kg)

$2.84 SEK 26.28

$2.78 SEK 25.74

2.16%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 30.88

$3.03 SEK 28.04

10.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.60 SEK 42.59

$4.40 SEK 40.70

4.55%

Potato (1kg)

$1.82 SEK 16.89

$1.76 SEK 16.27

3.41%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.54

$1.89 SEK 17.46

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.63 SEK 24.40

$2.30 SEK 21.25

14.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.63 SEK 15.12

$1.59 SEK 14.76

2.52%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.22 SEK 76.1

$7.76 SEK 71.9

5.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.20 SEK 113

$13.31 SEK 123

-8.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.65 SEK 15.26

$2.25 SEK 20.88

-26.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 SEK 17.75

$2.61 SEK 24.15

-26.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.88 SEK 35.97

$3.85 SEK 35.61

0.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$57.7 SEK 534

$88.3 SEK 818

-34.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.61 SEK 42.69

$10.24 SEK 94.8

-54.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SEK 11.75

$1.66 SEK 15.36

-23.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$48.97 SEK 453

$61.6 SEK 570

-20.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 16.73

$1.86 SEK 17.24

-2.69%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.0K SEK 268.2K

$32.7K SEK 302.8K

-11.45%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.5K SEK 310.6K

$35.2K SEK 325.9K

-4.70%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$86.2 SEK 799

$137 SEK 1,272

-37.21%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$28.34 SEK 262

$25.52 SEK 236

11.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.79 SEK 387

$38.06 SEK 352

9.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.2 SEK 465

$41.92 SEK 388

19.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.17 SEK 150

$24.66 SEK 228

-34.43%

Cinema Ticket

$13.96 SEK 129

$17.80 SEK 165

-21.57%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$161 SEK 1,492

$175 SEK 1,622

-8.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,418 SEK 59.4K

$4,135 SEK 38.3K

55.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.0 SEK 907

$90.3 SEK 836

8.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.50 SEK 449

$39.80 SEK 369

21.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.7 SEK 784

$96.2 SEK 891

-12.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$160 SEK 1,485

$154 SEK 1,430

3.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 SEK 7,850

$1,127 SEK 10.4K

-24.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$901 SEK 8,340

$879 SEK 8,139

2.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,739 SEK 16.1K

$1,884 SEK 17.4K

-7.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,270 SEK 11.8K

$1,410 SEK 13.1K

-9.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,036 SEK 18.9K

$6,397 SEK 59.2K

-68.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,440 SEK 13.3K

$4,045 SEK 37.5K

-64.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,334 SEK 30.9K

$4,022 SEK 37.2K

-17.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.1

4.33

-5.31%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Gavle: March 2, 2026

Last update for Gothenburg: March 1, 2026

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