Gothenburg vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$1605
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2470th and 2123rd ($1879 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Sweden and Portugal, respectively. Check Sweden vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 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 91st and 532nd 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	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$17788

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231