Gothenburg vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	675K	546K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 5% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2599th and 2184th ($1864 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 83rd and 574th 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	$14.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$16697

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249