Gothenburg vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$2599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	46	77
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	608K	936K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 13% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2703rd and 1907th ($1690 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th in Sweden and Israel, respectively. Check Sweden vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 84th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Jerusalem

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	Gothenburg	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$10218

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499