Gothenburg vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	80
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	675K	737K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 41% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2599th and 142nd ($1864 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 32nd 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	$14.3	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173