Gothenburg vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	675K	1.02M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 13% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2599th and 1668th ($1864 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 27th in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 83rd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Ottawa

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	Gothenburg	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891