Gothenburg vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$808	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	675K	11.5M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 66% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2959th and 5654th ($1623 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Brazil, respectively. Check Sweden vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 78th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sao Paulo

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	Gothenburg	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611