Gothenburg vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	46	77
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	675K	936K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 29% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2470th and 638th ($1879 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Sweden and Israel, respectively. Check Sweden vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 91st and 407th 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	$14	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$30598

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845