Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Malmo Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Malmo

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 4.8% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 0.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 3.6% cheaper than Malmo without rent, and 0.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.63 SEK 125

$13.84 SEK 127

-1.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$91.5 SEK 840

$84.3 SEK 774

8.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.68 SEK 98.0

$12.70 SEK 117

-15.91%

Cappuccino

$4.78 SEK 43.84

$5.01 SEK 45.99

-4.59%

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

$3.08 SEK 28.26

$2.70 SEK 24.83

14.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 SEK 23.23

$2.09 SEK 19.17

21.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.59 SEK 69.6

$7.93 SEK 72.8

-4.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.71 SEK 70.8

$8.30 SEK 76.2

-7.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.01

$1.74 SEK 15.97

White Bread (500g)

$3.03 SEK 27.78

$3.17 SEK 29.08

-4.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.37 SEK 30.93

$3.51 SEK 32.19

-3.99%

Eggs

$4.48 SEK 41.11

$4.36 SEK 40.05

2.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.45 SEK 105

$12.22 SEK 112

-6.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.17 SEK 112

$12.74 SEK 117

-4.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.03 SEK 175

$26.91 SEK 247

-29.28%

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 SEK 28.96

$3.41 SEK 31.28

-7.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.78 SEK 25.52

$2.93 SEK 26.94

-5.12%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.03 SEK 27.80

$3.33 SEK 30.53

-9.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.40 SEK 40.35

$4.89 SEK 44.85

-10.02%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 SEK 16.13

$1.86 SEK 17.07

-5.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.31

$1.90 SEK 17.46

-0.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.30 SEK 21.07

$2.58 SEK 23.67

-10.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 SEK 14.63

$1.28 SEK 11.78

24.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.76 SEK 71.3

$7.79 SEK 71.5

-0.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.31 SEK 122

$12.42 SEK 114

7.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 SEK 20.70

$2.44 SEK 22.44

-7.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 SEK 23.94

$2.78 SEK 25.52

-6.12%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.85 SEK 35.30

$3.33 SEK 30.58

15.62%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88.3 SEK 811

$71.2 SEK 653

24.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.24 SEK 94.0

$6.56 SEK 60.2

56.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.23

$2.54 SEK 23.34

-34.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.6 SEK 565

$55.9 SEK 513

10.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 SEK 17.09

$1.95 SEK 17.89

-4.62%

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

$32.7K SEK 300.2K

$32.2K SEK 295.5K

1.58%

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

$35.2K SEK 323.1K

$33.8K SEK 310.0K

4.23%

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

$137 SEK 1,261

$156 SEK 1,433

-12.01%

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

$25.52 SEK 234

$29.62 SEK 272

-13.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.06 SEK 349

$39.85 SEK 366

-4.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.92 SEK 385

$38.83 SEK 356

7.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.66 SEK 226

$23.54 SEK 216

4.76%

Cinema Ticket

$17.80 SEK 163

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

$175 SEK 1,608

$160 SEK 1,472

9.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,135 SEK 38.0K

$4,815 SEK 44.2K

-14.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.3 SEK 829

$106 SEK 973

-14.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.80 SEK 365

$44.66 SEK 410

-10.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.2 SEK 883

$120 SEK 1,102

-19.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$154 SEK 1,418

$165 SEK 1,516

-6.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,127 SEK 10.3K

$919 SEK 8,439

22.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$879 SEK 8,069

$788 SEK 7,235

11.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,884 SEK 17.3K

$1,688 SEK 15.5K

11.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,410 SEK 12.9K

$1,353 SEK 12.4K

4.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,397 SEK 58.7K

$4,520 SEK 41.5K

41.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,045 SEK 37.1K

$3,499 SEK 32.1K

15.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,022 SEK 36.9K

$3,294 SEK 30.2K

22.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.33

4.86

-10.91%

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

Last update for Gothenburg: March 1, 2026

Last update for Malmo: March 2, 2026

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