Gothenburg vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	675K	2.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 24% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2470th and 964th ($1879 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Sweden and France, respectively. Check Sweden vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 91st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Paris

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	Gothenburg	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$19577

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506