Gothenburg vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	79
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	675K	568K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 10% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2470th and 1777th ($1879 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 28th in Sweden and Canada, respectively. Check Sweden vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 91st and 74th 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	$14	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797