Gothenburg vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	80
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	675K	568K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 29% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2959th and 1194th ($1623 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 78th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Surrey

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	Gothenburg	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606