Gothenburg vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$891	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$613
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	4
😀 Quality of life	92	35
🏙️ Population	608K	12.9K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 68% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 2703rd and 5256th ($1690 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 84th and 7788th 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	$12.4	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$3332

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760