Gothenburg vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$914	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	4
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	675K	24.5K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 87% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 2599th and 5701st ($1864 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 83rd and 6376th 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	$14.3	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788