Gothenburg vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$998
🏠 One person rent	$949	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	5
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	675K	115K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 357% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2470th and 8941st ($1879 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Sweden and Bhutan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 91st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Thimphu

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	Gothenburg	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$600

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274