Cost of Living Comparison Between Helsingborg and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Helsingborg and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Helsingborg is 8.7% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 15.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Helsingborg is 7.4% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 13.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.85 SEK 146

$13.63 SEK 126

16.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$72.7 SEK 670

$91.5 SEK 843

-20.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.38 SEK 95.8

$10.68 SEK 98.5

-2.81%

Cappuccino

$4.66 SEK 42.95

$4.78 SEK 44.03

-2.51%

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

$2.86 SEK 26.40

$3.08 SEK 28.39

-7.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 SEK 24.67

$2.53 SEK 23.33

5.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.41 SEK 68.3

$7.59 SEK 69.9

-2.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.37 SEK 58.8

$7.71 SEK 71.1

-17.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 SEK 13.98

$1.74 SEK 16.08

-12.64%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 SEK 22.77

$3.03 SEK 27.90

-18.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.69 SEK 24.77

$3.37 SEK 31.07

-20.18%

Eggs

$4.89 SEK 45.07

$4.48 SEK 41.29

9.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.51 SEK 96.9

$11.45 SEK 106

-8.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.54 SEK 106

$12.17 SEK 112

-5.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.23 SEK 150

$19.03 SEK 175

-14.71%

Apples (1kg)

$2.74 SEK 25.30

$3.16 SEK 29.09

-13.29%

Banana (1kg)

$2.80 SEK 25.81

$2.78 SEK 25.63

0.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.14 SEK 28.91

$3.03 SEK 27.92

3.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.82 SEK 35.18

$4.40 SEK 40.53

-13.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 SEK 13.57

$1.76 SEK 16.20

-16.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.46 SEK 13.49

$1.89 SEK 17.39

-22.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.08 SEK 19.14

$2.30 SEK 21.16

-9.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 SEK 15.88

$1.59 SEK 14.70

8.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.15 SEK 65.9

$7.76 SEK 71.6

-7.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.29 SEK 94.8

$13.31 SEK 123

-22.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.42 SEK 22.35

$2.25 SEK 20.79

7.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 SEK 15.92

$2.61 SEK 24.04

-33.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.29 SEK 30.32

$3.85 SEK 35.45

-14.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.1 SEK 610

$88.3 SEK 814

-25.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.13 SEK 28.86

$10.24 SEK 94.4

-69.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.64 SEK 15.10

$1.66 SEK 15.30

-1.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.86 SEK 183

$61.6 SEK 568

-67.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.02 SEK 18.61

$1.86 SEK 17.17

8.60%

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

$31.9K SEK 294.5K

$32.7K SEK 301.5K

-2.32%

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

$34.7K SEK 319.6K

$35.2K SEK 324.5K

-1.52%

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

$119 SEK 1,101

$137 SEK 1,266

-13.05%

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

$28.42 SEK 262

$25.52 SEK 235

11.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.58 SEK 337

$38.06 SEK 351

-3.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.16 SEK 361

$41.92 SEK 386

-6.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.01 SEK 203

$24.66 SEK 227

-10.75%

Cinema Ticket

$20.81 SEK 192

$17.80 SEK 164

16.91%

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

$148 SEK 1,362

$175 SEK 1,615

-15.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,066 SEK 37.5K

$4,135 SEK 38.1K

-1.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$82.0 SEK 756

$90.3 SEK 833

-9.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.15 SEK 398

$39.80 SEK 367

8.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.3 SEK 777

$96.2 SEK 887

-12.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 SEK 1,066

$154 SEK 1,424

-25.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$835 SEK 7,697

$1,127 SEK 10.4K

-25.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$661 SEK 6,095

$879 SEK 8,104

-24.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,382 SEK 12.7K

$1,884 SEK 17.4K

-26.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,146 SEK 10.6K

$1,410 SEK 13.0K

-18.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,273 SEK 30.2K

$6,397 SEK 59.0K

-48.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,491 SEK 23.0K

$4,045 SEK 37.3K

-38.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,086 SEK 28.5K

$4,022 SEK 37.1K

-23.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.66

4.33

7.62%

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

Last update for Helsingborg: March 3, 2026

Last update for Gothenburg: March 1, 2026

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