Gothenburg vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$914	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	46	96
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	675K	13.3M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 18% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2599th and 3728th ($1864 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Russia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 83rd and 3206th 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	$14.3	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791