Gothenburg vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$808	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	675K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 51% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2959th and 58th ($1623 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in London. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 78th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs London

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	Gothenburg	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009