Cost of Living Comparison Between Wels and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Wels and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Wels is 5.7% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 6.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Wels is 1.2% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 11.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.70 €15.24
$13.63 SEK 126
29.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$71.7 €61.7
$91.5 SEK 847
-21.66%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.57 €10.83
$10.68 SEK 98.9
17.70%
Cappuccino
$4.42 €3.80
$4.78 SEK 44.22
-7.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.31 €3.71
$3.08 SEK 28.51
39.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.08 €2.65
$2.53 SEK 23.43
21.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.29 €4.55
$7.59 SEK 70.3
-30.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.06 €4.36
$7.71 SEK 71.4
-34.37%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.40 €1.20
$1.74 SEK 16.15
-19.54%
White Bread (500g)
$3.14 €2.70
$3.03 SEK 28.02
3.63%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.15 €1.85
$3.37 SEK 31.20
-36.20%
Eggs
$3.43 €2.95
$4.48 SEK 41.47
-23.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$24.64 €21.21
$11.45 SEK 106
115.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$14.14 €12.18
$12.17 SEK 113
16.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$21.09 €18.16
$19.03 SEK 176
10.83%
Apples (1kg)
$2.94 €2.53
$3.16 SEK 29.22
-6.96%
Banana (1kg)
$1.88 €1.62
$2.78 SEK 25.74
-32.37%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.72 €2.34
$3.03 SEK 28.04
-10.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.94 €2.53
$4.40 SEK 40.70
-33.18%
Potato (1kg)
$2.07 €1.78
$1.76 SEK 16.27
17.61%
Onion (1kg)
$1.75 €1.50
$1.89 SEK 17.46
-7.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.74 €1.50
$2.30 SEK 21.25
-24.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 €0.71
$1.59 SEK 14.76
-48.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.35 €6.33
$7.76 SEK 71.9
-5.28%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.50 €8.18
$13.31 SEK 123
-28.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 €0.69
$2.25 SEK 20.88
-64.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 €1.39
$2.61 SEK 24.15
-38.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.71 €2.33
$3.85 SEK 35.61
-29.61%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.70 €24.71
$88.3 SEK 818
-67.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.76 €5.82
$10.24 SEK 94.8
-33.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.66 SEK 15.36
22.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.15 €29.41
$61.6 SEK 570
-44.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.79 €1.54
$1.86 SEK 17.24
-3.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.4K €25.4K
$32.7K SEK 302.8K
-9.96%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.0K €30.1K
$35.2K SEK 325.9K
-0.61%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$364 €314
$137 SEK 1,272
165.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.22 €19.13
$25.52 SEK 236
-12.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.62 €28.95
$38.06 SEK 352
-11.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.63 €34.99
$41.92 SEK 388
-3.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$34.76 €29.93
$24.66 SEK 228
40.96%
Cinema Ticket
$14.12 €12.16
$17.80 SEK 165
-20.67%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$878 €756
$175 SEK 1,622
401.32%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,235 €6,229
$4,135 SEK 38.3K
74.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$136 €117
$90.3 SEK 836
50.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.6 €43.58
$39.80 SEK 369
27.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$124 €106
$96.2 SEK 891
28.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$138 €119
$154 SEK 1,430
-10.50%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$708 €610
$1,127 SEK 10.4K
-37.19%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$579 €498
$879 SEK 8,139
-34.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,167 €1,004
$1,884 SEK 17.4K
-38.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$802 €691
$1,410 SEK 13.1K
-43.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,397 SEK 59.2K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,045 SEK 37.5K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wels
Gothenburg
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,805 €2,415
$4,022 SEK 37.2K
-30.26%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3
4.33
-30.72%

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Last update for Wels: February 28, 2026

Last update for Gothenburg: March 1, 2026

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