Gothenburg vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$808	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	46	98
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	675K	1.97M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 12% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2959th and 2270th ($1623 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Austria, respectively. Check Sweden vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 78th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Vienna

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	Gothenburg	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987