Gothenburg vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	50
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	675K	1.02M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 13% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2645th and 1744th ($1823 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 68th and 129th 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	$13.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$15527

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822