Gothenburg vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$3329
🏠 One person rent	$914	$689
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1222
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1095
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	675K	15.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 43% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2599th and 4562nd ($1864 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Turkey, respectively. Check Sweden vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 83rd and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Istanbul

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	Gothenburg	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$4.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$20004

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041