Gothenburg vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$949	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	675K	8.8M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 49% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2470th and 28th ($1879 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 2 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 91st 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	$14	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$25686

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178