Gothenburg vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	46	78
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	675K	936K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 25% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2645th and 950th ($1823 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and Israel, respectively. Check Sweden vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 68th and 351st 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	$13.7	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$23696

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850