Gothenburg vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	83
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	675K	633K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 17% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2645th and 1455th ($1823 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 68th and 93rd 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	$13.7	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$17949

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763