Bucharest vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$474	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	46
😀 Quality of life	79	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	675K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 39% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5565th and 2959th ($988 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 645th and 78th 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	$10.5	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$3664

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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