Gothenburg vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$808	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	5
😀 Quality of life	92	34
🏙️ Population	675K	115K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 284% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2959th and 8915th ($1623 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and Bhutan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 78th and 7592nd 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	$12.3	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300