Berlin vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3142
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	675K

The cost of living in Berlin is 25% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2959th ($2027 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 21st and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Gothenburg

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	Berlin	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$3664

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251