Gothenburg vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$3391
🏠 One person rent	$891	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1636
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$1771
😷 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 15% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2703rd and 3564th ($1690 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and Poland, respectively. Check Sweden vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 84th and 342nd 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	$12.4	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$11854

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1238
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1218
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1029
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$842
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$987
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$994
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1161
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1027
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$816
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$708
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$973
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$936
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$863
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$999
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$949
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$415
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$1024
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1002
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1008
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1013
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$943
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$980
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$849
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1043
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1118
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1037
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$995
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$791
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1028
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$940
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1011
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385