Gothenburg vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$826
🏠 One person rent	$914	$115
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$195
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$139
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	63
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	675K	3.38M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 449% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 2599th and 9109th ($1864 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 80th in Sweden and India, respectively. Check Sweden vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 83rd and 5852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lucknow

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	Gothenburg	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$982

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$314
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$363
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$276
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$347
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$273
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$267
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$330
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$331
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$375
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$296
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$299
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$283
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$289
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$395
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$319
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$337
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$362
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$382
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$423
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$285
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$507
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$301
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$519
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$256
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$308
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$340
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$412
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$263
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$282
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$383
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$329
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$284