Gothenburg vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	74
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	459K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 23% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2470th and 978th ($1879 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 841st 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 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 91st and 286th 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	$14	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$16143

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769