Gothenburg vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$808	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	4
😀 Quality of life	92	26
🏙️ Population	675K	13.9K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 62% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 2959th and 5500th ($1623 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 78th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kingstown

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	Gothenburg	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$7119

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789