Gothenburg vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	675K	546K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 5% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2959th and 2671st ($1623 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Sweden and Portugal, respectively. Check Sweden vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 78th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lisbon

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	Gothenburg	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112