Gothenburg vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2731
🏠 One person rent	$895	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	46	96
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	608K	13M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 60% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5091st ($1725 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Russia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 81st and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Moscow

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	Gothenburg	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$11652

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541