Gothenburg vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	75
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	459K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 34% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2959th and 866th ($1623 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 797th in Sweden and the United States, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Virginia Beach

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	Gothenburg	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777