Gothenburg vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$4145
🏠 One person rent	$895	$1071
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1872
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1966
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	608K	1.86M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 3% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2792nd and 2592nd ($1725 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Poland, respectively. Check Sweden vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 81st and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Warsaw

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	Gothenburg	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$13474

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1443
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1406
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1128
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$931
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$932
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1103
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1185
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1104
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1224
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$916
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$889
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$1005
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1085
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1022
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1257
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1021
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1200
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1002
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$527
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$957
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1160
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1099
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1057
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1053
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1118
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1047
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$935
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1101
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1068
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1118
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1096
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$839
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1054
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$390