Gothenburg vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$895	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$2358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	46	77
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	608K	936K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 15% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2792nd and 1770th ($1725 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Sweden and Israel, respectively. Check Sweden vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 81st and 358th 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	$12.7	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$11066

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671