Amsterdam vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	921K	608K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 66% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 252nd and 2792nd ($2859 vs $1725) 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 25th and 81st 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	$20	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$3801

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267