Gothenburg vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$808	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	675K	1.86M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 1% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2959th and 3022nd ($1623 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and Poland, respectively. Check Sweden vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 78th and 410th 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	$12.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385