Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Uppsala Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Uppsala

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 6% cheaper than Uppsala without rent, and 5.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 1.6% cheaper than Uppsala without rent, and 11.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.98 SEK 132

$16.12 SEK 152

-13.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$91.8 SEK 867

$67.8 SEK 640

35.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.57 SEK 99.8

$11.46 SEK 108

-7.77%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.91

$4.84 SEK 45.74

0.41%

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

$2.95 SEK 27.84

$2.66 SEK 25.13

10.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.6 SEK 24.58

$2.22 SEK 20.97

17.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.35 SEK 69.4

$8.5 SEK 80.3

-13.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.14 SEK 76.9

$8.82 SEK 83.4

-7.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 SEK 15.82

$1.64 SEK 15.47

1.83%

White Bread (500g)

$2.86 SEK 26.97

$2.86 SEK 26.98

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 31.27

$4.51 SEK 42.64

-26.61%

Eggs

$4.68 SEK 44.24

$5.21 SEK 49.2

-10.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 SEK 110

$12 SEK 113

-2.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.46 SEK 118

$13.83 SEK 131

-9.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.89 SEK 179

$17.12 SEK 162

10.34%

Apples (1kg)

$3.2 SEK 30.2

$3.88 SEK 36.67

-17.53%

Banana (1kg)

$2.79 SEK 26.34

$2.86 SEK 27.04

-2.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.19

$3.61 SEK 34.13

-20.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.3 SEK 40.64

$4.98 SEK 47.03

-13.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 SEK 16.27

$1.64 SEK 15.49

4.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.56

$1.82 SEK 17.21

2.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.27 SEK 21.46

$2.71 SEK 25.63

-16.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.32 SEK 12.44

21.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.05 SEK 76.1

$7.89 SEK 74.5

2.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.85 SEK 121

$9.97 SEK 94.2

28.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 SEK 21.29

$2.47 SEK 23.32

-8.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 SEK 24.77

$2.58 SEK 24.36

1.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.82 SEK 36.09

$4.03 SEK 38.1

-5.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88.8 SEK 839

$110 SEK 1,036

-19.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.21 SEK 96.4

$5.55 SEK 52.5

83.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$1.23 SEK 11.6

34.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62 SEK 586

$65.9 SEK 623

-5.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.72

$2 SEK 18.87

-6.00%

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

$33K SEK 311.8K

$32.4K SEK 306.5K

1.73%

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

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

$34.3K SEK 324.5K

4.07%

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

$137 SEK 1,295

$110 SEK 1,041

24.44%

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

$25.09 SEK 237

$29.06 SEK 275

-13.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.49 SEK 373

$43.34 SEK 409

-8.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.99 SEK 397

$38.92 SEK 368

7.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.37 SEK 240

$27.48 SEK 260

-7.68%

Cinema Ticket

$18.02 SEK 170

$19.88 SEK 188

-9.36%

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

$174 SEK 1,644

$145 SEK 1,367

20.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

$5,491 SEK 51.9K

-25.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 SEK 825

$87.5 SEK 827

-0.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.79 SEK 376

$41.18 SEK 389

-3.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.8 SEK 905

$98.2 SEK 928

-2.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$151 SEK 1,430

$158 SEK 1,492

-4.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

$919 SEK 8,686

24.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$871 SEK 8,230

$748 SEK 7,063

16.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

$1,521 SEK 14.4K

26.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

$1,095 SEK 10.3K

27.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,456 SEK 61K

$5,141 SEK 48.6K

25.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

$3,544 SEK 33.5K

21.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

$2,691 SEK 25.4K

43.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.33

4.8

-9.79%

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

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

Last update for Uppsala: October 27, 2025

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