Gothenburg vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$895	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	608K	4.84M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 38% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2792nd and 312th ($1725 vs $2801) 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 81st and 4th 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	$12.7	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$18951

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754