Gothenburg vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	73
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	569K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 20% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2959th and 1784th ($1623 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 78th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hamilton

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	Gothenburg	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$21263

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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

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799