Gothenburg vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$949	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	675K	1.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 1% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2470th and 2370th ($1879 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 91st and 49th 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	$14	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828