Gothenburg vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$914	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	675K	5.65M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 73% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2599th and 5142nd ($1864 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Sweden and Russia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 83rd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Saint Petersburg

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	Gothenburg	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606