Gothenburg vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$929
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2282
🏠 One person rent	$914	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$878
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	54
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	675K	1.33M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 101% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 2599th and 6157th ($1864 vs $929) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th in Sweden and Russia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Kazan. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kazan ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 83rd and 5470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kazan

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	Gothenburg	Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$8.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$3.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$69.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	18.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$15147

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Kazan

Distance	City	Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
122 km or 76 mi	Cheboksary	$791
170 km or 106 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
171 km or 106 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
202 km or 125 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
224 km or 139 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
254 km or 158 mi	Tolyatti	$740
279 km or 173 mi	Izhevsk	$700
295 km or 183 mi	Syzran	$746
297 km or 185 mi	Samara	$838
308 km or 191 mi	Saransk	$773
314 km or 195 mi	Kirov	$595
323 km or 200 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
355 km or 221 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
392 km or 243 mi	Penza	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Balakovo	$677
450 km or 279 mi	Ufa	$853
498 km or 310 mi	Perm	$767
500 km or 311 mi	Sterlitamak	$743
515 km or 320 mi	Salavat	$793
516 km or 321 mi	Saratov	$837
517 km or 321 mi	Ivanovo	$695
520 km or 323 mi	Engels	$811
528 km or 328 mi	Oral	$604
542 km or 337 mi	Vladimir	$732
544 km or 338 mi	Kostroma	$757
595 km or 370 mi	Orenburg	$757
600 km or 373 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
604 km or 375 mi	Tambov	$680
610 km or 379 mi	Ryazan	$738
661 km or 411 mi	Syktyvkar	$664
666 km or 414 mi	Elektrostal	$950
668 km or 415 mi	Zlatoust	$729
669 km or 415 mi	Vologda	$595
672 km or 417 mi	Rybinsk	$738
692 km or 430 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
697 km or 433 mi	Balashikha	$957
697 km or 433 mi	Miass	$760
700 km or 435 mi	Nizhny Tagil	$891
702 km or 436 mi	Lyubertsy	$971