Gothenburg vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$808	$730
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1434
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	46	96
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	675K	13.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 31% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2959th and 4359th ($1623 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Russia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 78th and 1187th 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	$12.3	$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$12252

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592