Bucharest vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$535	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	675K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 39% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4935th and 2599th ($1138 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Romania and Sweden, respectively. Check Romania vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 508th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Gothenburg

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	Bucharest	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$4729

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481