Gothenburg vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$808	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	675K	1.8M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 13% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2959th and 2225th ($1623 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 51st in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 78th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Montreal

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	Gothenburg	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692