Gothenburg vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	675K	4.84M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 36% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2959th and 745th ($1623 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Australia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 78th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sydney

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	Gothenburg	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683