Bucharest vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$562	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$3784
😷 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 4877th and 2470th ($1148 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 months in Gothenburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 482nd and 91st 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	$11.6	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$4650

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423