Gothenburg vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$949	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	4
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	675K	24.5K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 89% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 2470th and 5614th ($1879 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 91st and 6384th 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	$14	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$10636

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793