Gothenburg vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$914	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	8
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	675K	24.7K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 13% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 2599th and 3471st ($1864 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Sweden vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 83rd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Victoria

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	Gothenburg	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$8971

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419