Gothenburg vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	80
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	675K	737K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 46% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2959th and 158th ($1623 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 140th in Sweden and the United States, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Seattle

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	Gothenburg	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093