Amsterdam vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	921K	675K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 71% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 143rd and 2645th ($3118 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Netherlands and Sweden, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 31st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Gothenburg

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	Amsterdam	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4093

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397