Gothenburg vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$808	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	675K	690K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 48% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2959th and 96th ($1623 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gothenburg	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979