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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 3.6% cheaper than Uppsala without rent, and 3.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 0.3% cheaper than Uppsala without rent, and 11.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.65 SEK 126

$16.11 SEK 149

-15.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$90.8 SEK 838

$67.6 SEK 624

34.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.72 SEK 99.0

$11.72 SEK 108

-8.53%

Cappuccino

$4.95 SEK 45.73

$4.91 SEK 45.30

0.81%

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

$3.00 SEK 27.66

$2.76 SEK 25.50

8.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 SEK 23.29

$2.26 SEK 20.85

11.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.49 SEK 69.1

$8.52 SEK 78.6

-12.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.09 SEK 74.7

$8.47 SEK 78.2

-4.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 SEK 16.18

$1.64 SEK 15.14

6.71%

White Bread (500g)

$2.97 SEK 27.45

$2.85 SEK 26.31

4.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.34 SEK 30.80

$4.66 SEK 43.04

-28.33%

Eggs

$4.52 SEK 41.71

$5.02 SEK 46.35

-9.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.54 SEK 107

$12.19 SEK 113

-5.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.20 SEK 113

$13.90 SEK 128

-12.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.69 SEK 173

$17.39 SEK 160

7.48%

Apples (1kg)

$3.07 SEK 28.38

$3.87 SEK 35.72

-20.67%

Banana (1kg)

$2.65 SEK 24.50

$2.77 SEK 25.58

-4.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.03 SEK 27.95

$3.71 SEK 34.24

-18.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.15 SEK 38.27

$5.12 SEK 47.27

-18.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 SEK 15.47

$1.64 SEK 15.16

2.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.18

$1.84 SEK 17.00

1.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.30 SEK 21.24

$2.69 SEK 24.83

-14.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.43

$1.27 SEK 11.69

22.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.01 SEK 73.9

$7.86 SEK 72.6

1.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.02 SEK 120

$10.49 SEK 96.8

24.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.11

$2.46 SEK 22.71

-11.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SEK 23.18

$2.66 SEK 24.51

-5.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.80 SEK 35.07

$4.08 SEK 37.63

-6.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$90.5 SEK 835

$108 SEK 992

-15.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.47 SEK 96.6

$5.57 SEK 51.4

87.97%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.63 SEK 15.08

$1.23 SEK 11.37

32.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$61.7 SEK 569

$63.4 SEK 585

-2.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.01

$1.99 SEK 18.33

-2.01%

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

$32.4K SEK 299.3K

$33.1K SEK 305.3K

-1.97%

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

$35.1K SEK 323.7K

$34.0K SEK 313.7K

3.21%

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

$138 SEK 1,272

$112 SEK 1,035

22.82%

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

$25.21 SEK 233

$28.73 SEK 265

-12.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.92 SEK 359

$43.83 SEK 405

-11.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.96 SEK 387

$38.13 SEK 352

10.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.67 SEK 228

$28.25 SEK 261

-12.67%

Cinema Ticket

$17.86 SEK 165

$19.82 SEK 183

-9.89%

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

$177 SEK 1,634

$144 SEK 1,330

22.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,214 SEK 38.9K

$5,627 SEK 51.9K

-25.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.4 SEK 815

$86.7 SEK 800

1.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.32 SEK 363

$42.06 SEK 388

-6.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.6 SEK 891

$102 SEK 939

-5.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 SEK 1,439

$159 SEK 1,464

-1.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 SEK 10.5K

$924 SEK 8,524

23.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$850 SEK 7,849

$747 SEK 6,897

13.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,888 SEK 17.4K

$1,499 SEK 13.8K

25.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,432 SEK 13.2K

$1,111 SEK 10.3K

28.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,611 SEK 61.0K

$5,768 SEK 53.2K

14.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,219 SEK 38.9K

$2,998 SEK 27.7K

40.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,890 SEK 35.9K

$3,132 SEK 28.9K

24.21%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Uppsala: January 11, 2026

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