Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Boden Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Boden

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 0.1% cheaper than Boden without rent, and 45.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 12.9% more expensive than Boden without rent, and 41.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.63 SEK 126

$19.40 SEK 180

-29.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$91.5 SEK 847

$42.48 SEK 393

115.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.68 SEK 98.9

$10.60 SEK 98.1

0.75%

Cappuccino

$4.78 SEK 44.22

$2.05 SEK 18.99

133.17%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 SEK 28.51

$1.74 SEK 16.11

77.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 SEK 23.43

$2.09 SEK 19.37

21.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.59 SEK 70.3

$5.29 SEK 48.98

43.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.71 SEK 71.4

$7.29 SEK 67.5

5.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.15

$1.40 SEK 12.92

24.29%

White Bread (500g)

$3.03 SEK 28.02

$2.89 SEK 26.79

4.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.37 SEK 31.20

$2.08 SEK 19.27

62.02%

Eggs

$4.48 SEK 41.47

$2.67 SEK 24.74

67.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.45 SEK 106

$5.36 SEK 49.60

113.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.17 SEK 113

$6.14 SEK 56.9

98.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.03 SEK 176

$6.36 SEK 58.9

199.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 SEK 29.22

$2.71 SEK 25.07

16.61%

Banana (1kg)

$2.78 SEK 25.74

$2.58 SEK 23.86

7.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.03 SEK 28.04

$2.62 SEK 24.28

15.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.40 SEK 40.70

$4.55 SEK 42.11

-3.30%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 SEK 16.27

$1.62 SEK 15.02

8.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.46

$1.03 SEK 9.55

83.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.30 SEK 21.25

$1.29 SEK 11.96

78.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 SEK 14.76

$2.63 SEK 24.33

-39.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.76 SEK 71.9

$10.75 SEK 99.6

-27.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.31 SEK 123

$11.43 SEK 106

16.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 SEK 20.88

$4.04 SEK 37.45

-44.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 SEK 24.15

$2.68 SEK 24.78

-2.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.85 SEK 35.61

$2.70 SEK 25.00

42.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88.3 SEK 818

$74.1 SEK 686

19.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.24 SEK 94.8

$5.41 SEK 50.1

89.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.36

$1.64 SEK 15.16

1.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.6 SEK 570

$62.8 SEK 582

-2.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 SEK 17.24

$2.31 SEK 21.36

-19.48%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.7K SEK 302.8K

$26.1K SEK 241.5K

25.39%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$35.2K SEK 325.9K

$26.5K SEK 245.8K

32.60%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$137 SEK 1,272

$113 SEK 1,042

22.05%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.52 SEK 236

$52.5 SEK 486

-51.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.06 SEK 352

$52.0 SEK 482

-26.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.92 SEK 388

$61.4 SEK 568

-31.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.66 SEK 228

$25.09 SEK 232

-1.71%

Cinema Ticket

$17.80 SEK 165

$13.00 SEK 120

36.92%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$175 SEK 1,622

$78.8 SEK 730

122.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,135 SEK 38.3K

$4,211 SEK 39.0K

-1.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.3 SEK 836

$134 SEK 1,242

-32.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.80 SEK 369

$78.0 SEK 722

-48.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.2 SEK 891

$97.0 SEK 899

-0.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$154 SEK 1,430

$243 SEK 2,252

-36.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,127 SEK 10.4K

$936 SEK 8,665

20.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$879 SEK 8,139

$259 SEK 2,396

239.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,884 SEK 17.4K

$750 SEK 6,943

151.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,410 SEK 13.1K

$521 SEK 4,827

170.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,397 SEK 59.2K

$4,688 SEK 43.4K

36.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,045 SEK 37.5K

$2,910 SEK 26.9K

39.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,022 SEK 37.2K

$4,154 SEK 38.5K

-3.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.33

8.25%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Gothenburg: March 1, 2026

Last update for Boden: March 1, 2026

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