Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Varnamo Cost of Living Comparison Between Gothenburg and Varnamo

🙂 Solo nomad: Gothenburg is 0.6% cheaper than Varnamo without rent, and 12.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Gothenburg is 6.1% more expensive than Varnamo without rent, and 13.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.98 SEK 132

$12.46 SEK 118

12.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$91.8 SEK 867

$86.4 SEK 816

6.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.57 SEK 99.8

$12.03 SEK 114

-12.14%

Cappuccino

$4.86 SEK 45.91

$5.06 SEK 47.76

-3.95%

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

$2.95 SEK 27.84

$2.85 SEK 26.93

3.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.6 SEK 24.58

$2.1 SEK 19.82

23.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.35 SEK 69.4

$8.21 SEK 77.5

-10.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.14 SEK 76.9

$7.43 SEK 70.2

9.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 SEK 15.82

$1.68 SEK 15.89

-0.60%

White Bread (500g)

$2.86 SEK 26.97

$2.2 SEK 20.82

30.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.31 SEK 31.27

$2.95 SEK 27.84

12.20%

Eggs

$4.68 SEK 44.24

$4.36 SEK 41.17

7.34%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 SEK 110

$12.71 SEK 120

-8.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.46 SEK 118

$11.51 SEK 109

8.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.89 SEK 179

$17.08 SEK 161

10.60%

Apples (1kg)

$3.2 SEK 30.2

$3.34 SEK 31.56

-4.19%

Banana (1kg)

$2.79 SEK 26.34

$2.78 SEK 26.28

0.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.19

$2.93 SEK 27.66

-1.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.3 SEK 40.64

$4.53 SEK 42.83

-5.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 SEK 16.27

$1.73 SEK 16.35

-0.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.86 SEK 17.56

$1.63 SEK 15.41

14.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.27 SEK 21.46

$2.64 SEK 24.98

-14.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1.22 SEK 11.56

31.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.05 SEK 76.1

$8.22 SEK 77.7

-2.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.85 SEK 121

$17.81 SEK 168

-27.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 SEK 21.29

$2.02 SEK 19.09

11.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 SEK 24.77

$2.13 SEK 20.14

23.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.82 SEK 36.09

$3.43 SEK 32.42

11.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$88.8 SEK 839

$74.7 SEK 706

18.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.21 SEK 96.4

$5.65 SEK 53.4

80.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.66 SEK 15.68

$2.67 SEK 25.2

-37.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62 SEK 586

$62.7 SEK 593

-1.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.88 SEK 17.72

$1.97 SEK 18.62

-4.57%

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

$33K SEK 311.8K

$32.1K SEK 303K

2.91%

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

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

$34.1K SEK 322.5K

4.72%

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

$137 SEK 1,295

$121 SEK 1,145

13.18%

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

$25.09 SEK 237

$29.09 SEK 275

-13.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.49 SEK 373

$41.47 SEK 392

-4.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.99 SEK 397

$40.71 SEK 385

3.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.37 SEK 240

$25.66 SEK 242

-1.13%

Cinema Ticket

$18.02 SEK 170

$18.05 SEK 171

-0.17%

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

$174 SEK 1,644

$177 SEK 1,674

-1.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

$4,059 SEK 38.3K

1.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.4 SEK 825

$79 SEK 747

10.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.79 SEK 376

$61.1 SEK 577

-34.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.8 SEK 905

$107 SEK 1,013

-10.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$151 SEK 1,430

$131 SEK 1,238

15.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

$844 SEK 7,974

35.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$871 SEK 8,230

$642 SEK 6,069

35.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

$1,382 SEK 13.1K

38.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

$1,098 SEK 10.4K

27.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,456 SEK 61K

$4,390 SEK 41.5K

47.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

$3,121 SEK 29.5K

38.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

$2,118 SEK 20K

82.36%

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 Varnamo: October 29, 2025

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