Gothenburg vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	675K	5.45M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 34% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2470th and 370th ($1879 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 91st 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	$14	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863