Gothenburg vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	94	84
🏙️ Population	675K	546K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 3% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2645th and 2357th ($1823 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Sweden and Portugal, respectively. Check Sweden vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 68th and 479th 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	$13.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$17217

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231