Gothenburg vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	83
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	675K	633K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 17% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2959th and 1961st ($1623 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 78th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Stuttgart

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	Gothenburg	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$15338

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581