Gothenburg vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$808	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	675K	15.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 30% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2959th and 4347th ($1623 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Turkey, respectively. Check Sweden vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 78th and 850th 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	$12.3	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899