Gothenburg vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$4184
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1098
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	675K	1.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 3% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2645th and 2821st ($1823 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Sweden and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Sweden vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 68th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Prague

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	Gothenburg	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$15329

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284