Gothenburg vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$895	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	608K	546K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 0.7% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2792nd and 2758th ($1725 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and Portugal, respectively. Check Sweden vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 81st and 437th 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	$12.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$16143

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162