Gothenburg vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	94	100
🏙️ Population	675K	5.45M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 31% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2645th and 649th ($1823 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Australia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 68th and 3rd 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	$13.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710