Gothenburg vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1960
🏠 One person rent	$895	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$753
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	608K	2.95M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 117% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6450th ($1725 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Ukraine, respectively. Check Sweden vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 81st and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kyiv

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	Gothenburg	Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$7166

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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 Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$422
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$529
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$432
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$469
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$421
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$909
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$418
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$473
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$449
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$437
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$516
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$956
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$437
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$860
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$457
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$576
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$806
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$487
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$467
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$679
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$876
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$491
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$450
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$503
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$537
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$780
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1131
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$457
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$873
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$451
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$516
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$717
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$748
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$563