Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Ostersund Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Ostersund

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 2.6% cheaper than Ostersund without rent, and 14.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 7.5% cheaper than Ostersund without rent, and 15.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.98 SEK 132

$13.43 SEK 127

4.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$91.8 SEK 867

$75.2 SEK 710

22.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.57 SEK 99.8

$10.48 SEK 99

0.86%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.91

$4.7 SEK 44.41

3.40%

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

$2.95 SEK 27.84

$2.8 SEK 26.42

5.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.6 SEK 24.58

$2.39 SEK 22.58

8.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.35 SEK 69.4

$7.94 SEK 75

-7.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.14 SEK 76.9

$7.72 SEK 73

5.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 SEK 15.82

$1.51 SEK 14.25

10.60%

White Bread (500g)

$2.86 SEK 26.97

$3.15 SEK 29.72

-9.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 31.27

$5.02 SEK 47.43

-34.06%

Eggs

$4.68 SEK 44.24

$3.56 SEK 33.59

31.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 SEK 110

$14.37 SEK 136

-18.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.46 SEK 118

$12.09 SEK 114

3.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.89 SEK 179

$16.35 SEK 155

15.54%

Apples (1kg)

$3.2 SEK 30.2

$4.52 SEK 42.7

-29.20%

Banana (1kg)

$2.79 SEK 26.34

$3.04 SEK 28.74

-8.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.19

$3.65 SEK 34.45

-21.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.3 SEK 40.64

$4.3 SEK 40.65

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 SEK 16.27

$3.67 SEK 34.71

-53.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.56

$1.85 SEK 17.43

0.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.27 SEK 21.46

$2.55 SEK 24.13

-10.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.53 SEK 14.42

4.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.05 SEK 76.1

$8.09 SEK 76.4

-0.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.85 SEK 121

$12.19 SEK 115

5.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 SEK 21.29

$1.99 SEK 18.75

13.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 SEK 24.77

$1.98 SEK 18.68

32.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.82 SEK 36.09

$3.29 SEK 31.08

16.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88.8 SEK 839

$74.7 SEK 705

19.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.21 SEK 96.4

$6.36 SEK 60.1

60.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.6 SEK 15.12

3.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62 SEK 586

$63.2 SEK 597

-1.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.72

$2 SEK 18.88

-6.00%

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

$33K SEK 311.8K

$32.3K SEK 305.2K

2.18%

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

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

$34.1K SEK 322.6K

4.69%

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

$137 SEK 1,295

$113 SEK 1,066

21.55%

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

$25.09 SEK 237

$28.88 SEK 273

-13.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.49 SEK 373

$36.86 SEK 348

7.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.99 SEK 397

$39.77 SEK 376

5.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.37 SEK 240

$25.24 SEK 238

0.52%

Cinema Ticket

$18.02 SEK 170

$15.79 SEK 149

14.12%

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

$174 SEK 1,644

$129 SEK 1,222

34.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

$4,181 SEK 39.5K

-1.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 SEK 825

$94.2 SEK 890

-7.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.79 SEK 376

$40.13 SEK 379

-0.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.8 SEK 905

$98.6 SEK 932

-2.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$151 SEK 1,430

$148 SEK 1,399

2.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

$839 SEK 7,924

35.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$871 SEK 8,230

$650 SEK 6,145

33.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

$1,420 SEK 13.4K

35.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

$1,099 SEK 10.4K

27.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,456 SEK 61K

$4,410 SEK 41.7K

46.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

$3,039 SEK 28.7K

41.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.33

4.53

-4.42%

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

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

Last update for Ostersund: October 29, 2025

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