Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Kiruna Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Kiruna

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 4.4% cheaper than Kiruna without rent, and 7.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 6.7% cheaper than Kiruna without rent, and 5.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.63 SEK 126

$12.63 SEK 117

7.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$91.5 SEK 847

$95.8 SEK 888

-4.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.68 SEK 98.9

$11.70 SEK 108

-8.72%

Cappuccino

$4.78 SEK 44.22

$4.74 SEK 43.88

0.84%

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

$3.08 SEK 28.51

$2.05 SEK 19.02

50.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 SEK 23.43

$1.08 SEK 10.00

134.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.59 SEK 70.3

$8.38 SEK 77.6

-9.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.71 SEK 71.4

$6.89 SEK 63.8

11.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 SEK 16.15

$1.94 SEK 17.97

-10.31%

White Bread (500g)

$3.03 SEK 28.02

$3.42 SEK 31.68

-11.40%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.37 SEK 31.20

$5.10 SEK 47.24

-33.92%

Eggs

$4.48 SEK 41.47

$5.00 SEK 46.32

-10.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.45 SEK 106

$12.86 SEK 119

-10.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.17 SEK 113

$14.21 SEK 132

-14.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.03 SEK 176

$27.13 SEK 251

-29.86%

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 SEK 29.22

$2.66 SEK 24.61

18.80%

Banana (1kg)

$2.78 SEK 25.74

$2.82 SEK 26.12

-1.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.03 SEK 28.04

$2.54 SEK 23.57

19.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.40 SEK 40.70

$4.49 SEK 41.54

-2.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 SEK 16.27

$2.14 SEK 19.82

-17.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.46

$1.63 SEK 15.12

15.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.30 SEK 21.25

$3.48 SEK 32.20

-33.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 SEK 14.76

$1.46 SEK 13.50

8.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.76 SEK 71.9

$7.38 SEK 68.3

5.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.31 SEK 123

$11.86 SEK 110

12.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 SEK 20.88

$1.83 SEK 16.95

22.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 SEK 24.15

$1.79 SEK 16.56

45.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.85 SEK 35.61

$3.46 SEK 32.07

11.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88.3 SEK 818

$72.7 SEK 674

21.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.24 SEK 94.8

$9.38 SEK 86.8

9.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.36

$1.63 SEK 15.12

1.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.6 SEK 570

$72.4 SEK 670

-14.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.86 SEK 17.24

$1.89 SEK 17.52

-1.59%

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

$32.7K SEK 302.8K

$32.2K SEK 298.6K

1.41%

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

$35.2K SEK 325.9K

$35.4K SEK 328.0K

-0.63%

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

$137 SEK 1,272

$172 SEK 1,590

-20.04%

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

$25.52 SEK 236

$32.69 SEK 303

-21.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.06 SEK 352

$28.44 SEK 263

33.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.92 SEK 388

$46.69 SEK 432

-10.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.66 SEK 228

$24.94 SEK 231

-1.12%

Cinema Ticket

$17.80 SEK 165

$13.95 SEK 129

27.60%

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

$175 SEK 1,622

$160 SEK 1,483

9.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,135 SEK 38.3K

$4,177 SEK 38.7K

-1.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.3 SEK 836

$123 SEK 1,141

-26.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.80 SEK 369

$33.93 SEK 314

17.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.2 SEK 891

$127 SEK 1,173

-24.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$154 SEK 1,430

$172 SEK 1,593

-10.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,127 SEK 10.4K

$824 SEK 7,630

36.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$879 SEK 8,139

$623 SEK 5,767

41.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,884 SEK 17.4K

$1,406 SEK 13.0K

33.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,410 SEK 13.1K

$1,179 SEK 10.9K

19.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,397 SEK 59.2K

$4,251 SEK 39.4K

50.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,045 SEK 37.5K

$2,976 SEK 27.6K

35.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,022 SEK 37.2K

$3,500 SEK 32.4K

14.89%

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 Kiruna: March 2, 2026

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