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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gavle is 11.7% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 3.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gavle is 1.2% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 10% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$12.83 SEK 121

$13.98 SEK 132

-8.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.5 SEK 884

$91.8 SEK 867

1.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.32 SEK 97.5

$10.57 SEK 99.8

-2.37%

Cappuccino

$5.01 SEK 47.31

$4.86 SEK 45.91

3.09%

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

$2.07 SEK 19.58

$2.95 SEK 27.84

-29.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 SEK 23.31

$2.6 SEK 24.58

-5.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.52 SEK 80.5

$7.35 SEK 69.4

15.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.55 SEK 80.7

$8.14 SEK 76.9

5.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.07

$1.67 SEK 15.82

8.38%

White Bread (500g)

$2.53 SEK 23.89

$2.86 SEK 26.97

-11.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.92 SEK 37.02

$3.31 SEK 31.27

18.43%

Eggs

$4.08 SEK 38.56

$4.68 SEK 44.24

-12.82%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.62 SEK 90.9

$11.65 SEK 110

-17.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.27 SEK 97

$12.46 SEK 118

-17.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.72 SEK 139

$18.89 SEK 179

-22.08%

Apples (1kg)

$3.21 SEK 30.34

$3.2 SEK 30.2

0.31%

Banana (1kg)

$2.85 SEK 26.93

$2.79 SEK 26.34

2.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.18

$2.88 SEK 27.19

21.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.44 SEK 41.92

$4.3 SEK 40.64

3.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.81 SEK 17.07

$1.72 SEK 16.27

5.23%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.53

$1.86 SEK 17.56

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.62 SEK 24.78

$2.27 SEK 21.46

15.42%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 SEK 15.32

$1.6 SEK 15.09

1.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.08 SEK 76.4

$8.05 SEK 76.1

0.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.88 SEK 112

$12.85 SEK 121

-7.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.65 SEK 15.58

$2.25 SEK 21.29

-26.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 SEK 17.7

$2.62 SEK 24.77

-28.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.84 SEK 36.31

$3.82 SEK 36.09

0.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$59 SEK 557

$88.8 SEK 839

-33.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.67 SEK 44.13

$10.21 SEK 96.4

-54.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.32 SEK 12.43

$1.66 SEK 15.68

-20.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$49.21 SEK 465

$62 SEK 586

-20.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.82 SEK 17.22

$1.88 SEK 17.72

-3.19%

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

$29.8K SEK 281.7K

$33K SEK 311.8K

-9.66%

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

$33.8K SEK 319.3K

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

-5.44%

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

$85.8 SEK 810

$137 SEK 1,295

-37.46%

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

$28.11 SEK 266

$25.09 SEK 237

12.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.58 SEK 393

$39.49 SEK 373

5.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.98 SEK 463

$41.99 SEK 397

16.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.92 SEK 150

$25.37 SEK 240

-37.25%

Cinema Ticket

$13.94 SEK 132

$18.02 SEK 170

-22.64%

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

$156 SEK 1,471

$174 SEK 1,644

-10.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,531 SEK 61.7K

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

58.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$96.8 SEK 915

$87.4 SEK 825

10.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.06 SEK 463

$39.79 SEK 376

23.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 SEK 799

$95.8 SEK 905

-11.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 SEK 1,474

$151 SEK 1,430

3.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$829 SEK 7,829

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

-27.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$899 SEK 8,490

$871 SEK 8,230

3.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,748 SEK 16.5K

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

-8.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,243 SEK 11.7K

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

-11.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,454 SEK 23.2K

$6,456 SEK 61K

-62.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,787 SEK 16.9K

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

-58.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,256 SEK 30.8K

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

-15.69%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

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