Bucharest vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$496	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	46
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	608K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5404th and 2792nd ($1036 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Romania and Sweden, respectively. Check Romania vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 642nd and 81st 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	$10.6	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$3801

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

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