Gothenburg vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$808	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	81
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	675K	5.6M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 67% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2959th and 5668th ($1623 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and Russia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 78th and 3598th 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	$12.3	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$7571

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441