Gothenburg vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$914	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	59
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	675K	581K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 28% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2599th and 4193rd ($1864 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Lithuania, respectively. Check Sweden vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 83rd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Vilnius

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	Gothenburg	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569