Gothenburg vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$6618
😷 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 41% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2470th and 126th ($1879 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 94th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 91st and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gothenburg	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$30033

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098