Cost of Living in Gothenburg, 🇸🇪 Sweden - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 12 13 14 15 $2,100 $950 $1,550 $821 $130

Utilities 31 1 — $85 $102 $66 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 18 $13 $49 $62 $49 $0

Groceries 16 1 $200 $618 $1,554 $594 $12

Transportation 2 4 $140 $115 $280 $92 $19

Dining Out 32 21 33 $950 $400 $580 $165 $75

Leisure Activities 17 22 9 $400 $220 $520 $75 $35

Health Insurance 10 $63 $80 $160 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 11 — $16 $32 — —

Total $3,866 $2,533 $4,840 $1,862 $271

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 12 13 14 $900.00 $821 – $950 per month

Coworking Space 9 $384.23 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 15 1 $2,100.00 $1,800 – $2,500 per month

Coliving Space 34 $750.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 20 $6.06 per cup

Beer 24 $6.93 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 32 $14.05 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 $9.00 per meal

Apples 16 $3.22 per kg

Bread 16 $2.68 per loaf

Milk 16 $1.77 per liter

Rice 16 $3.28 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 $12.50 per kg

Beef 16 $19.50 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 23 $11.62 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 33 $80.37 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 30 $1.82 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 4 $6.17 per trip

Taxi per km 4 $1.70 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $90.01 per month

Gasoline 25 5 $1.77 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 4 $14.67 per trip

Scooter Rental $48.52 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 8 $13.04 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 18 $30.23 per month

Gym Membership 17 $40.34 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $35.38 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $10.01 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $10.01 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 28 $101.09 per pair

Summer Dress $50.55 per dress

Running Shoes 29 $121.31 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 27 $35.18 per visit

Laundry $8.09 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 19 $20.22 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 26 $8.59 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 9.892 SEK on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Hanoi, Zurich

Livingcost.org Gothenburg basket (updated Jun 2026)Index
Västtrafik zon A 30-day adult 890 kr from 9 Jun 2026Official
Temporary 50% state subsidy on 30-day passes through 2 Dec 2026Official
Taxi Göteborg tariff 1 — 61 kr flag, 16.82 kr/km (weekdays 09–15)Official
Sweden Octane-95 18.01 SEK/L (19 Oct 2026)Index
Comviq utan bindning 10 GB 129 kr/månOfficial
Hallon kontantkort 4 GB 99 krOfficial
Hallon 10 GB 109 kr/mån (country prep cross-check)Official
Entreprenörsgatan Full Flex 3 800 kr/månOfficial
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeks (18–39)Official
Sweden work and long-stay permits (no nomad route)Official
Hyreskollen 3 rum 62 m² Hisings Backa 9 005 kr/månListings
Hyreskollen 2 rum 58 m² Eriksberg 14 949 kr/månListings
Bostadsportal 1-rum Göteborg listings (Oct 2026)Listings
Airbnb monthly-stay entire homes Nov 2026Listings
Willys grocery shelf (milk, bread, rice, apples, chicken, beef)Listings
Nordic Wellness Silver från 399 kr/månOfficial
Hallon broadband 100 GB 299 kr/mån (standard tier after intro)Official
VGR vårdcentral läkare 200 kr besökOfficial
Espresso House Stora Centralen Caffe Latte 60 krListings
McDonald's Frölunda Torg Meal Deal Chicken Burger 89 krListings
Filmstaden biobiljetter från 99 krOfficial
Systembolaget La Belle Angèle Pinot Noir 115 kr/750 mlShop
Systembolaget Millennium öl 500 ml 14,70 kr (+ pant)Shop
Göteborg bensinpris Preem/Circle K från ca 17,49 kr/L (Oct 2026)Listings
Apoteket Sinupret forte 85 krShop
Tufs & Rufs herrklippning 348 krListings
H&M ATELIER Straight Regular Jeans 999 kr (ordinarie)Listings
INTERSPORT löparskor (Nike Pegasus 42 1 200 kr promo)Listings
ICA Stilla vatten 1,5 L (~18 kr inkl. pant)Listings
Ellevio lägenhet elnät 143 kr/mån (40 m², 1 person example)Official
MATSMAK Gårda dagens lunch 139 krListings
Restaurang Krakow Polsk Mix Tallrik (2 personer) 795 krListings
Hyreskollen 1 rum 20 m² centralt 7 416 kr/mån (furnished room)Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2567.94 2100
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1337.47 900
- Apples 3.42 3.22
- Beef 22.47 19.5
- Beer 8.35 6.93
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- Bread 3.74 2.68
- Chicken Fillets 15.51 12.5
- Cinema Ticket 18.72 10.01
- Coffee 5.14 6.06
- Coliving Space 1016.48 750
- Coworking Space 342.39 384.23
- Dining Out local 128.4, nomad 1016.48, expat 406.59, family 588.49, tourist 80.25 local 165, nomad 950, expat 400, family 580, tourist 75
- Doctor Visit (GP) 32.1 20.22
- Fast Food Combo 12.3 9
- Gasoline 2.18 1.77
- Groceries local 342.39, nomad 192.6, expat 481.49, family 1016.48, tourist 12.84 local 594, nomad 200, expat 618, family 1554, tourist 12
- Gym Membership 52.96 40.34
- Haircut 58.85 35.18
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.25, expat 42.8, family 128.4 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 80, family 160
- Housing local 770.38, nomad 1765.46, expat 1230.47, family 1979.46, tourist 155.15 local 821, nomad 2100, expat 950, family 1550, tourist 130
- Internet & Mobile local 58.85, nomad 96.3, expat 80.25, family 149.8, tourist 4.81 local 49.04, nomad 13.04, family 62.08, tourist 0.33
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.87 30.23
- Jeans 101.65 101.09
- Laundry 6.42 8.09
- Leisure Activities local 85.6, nomad 449.39, expat 235.39, family 427.99, tourist 37.45 local 75, nomad 400, expat 220, family 520, tourist 35
- Meal (Inexpensive) 15.51 14.05
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 101.65 80.37
- Milk 1.98 1.77
- Mobile Plan 35.2 13.04
- Monthly Transport Pass 92.02 90.01
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.16 8.59
- Rice 3.64 3.28
- Ride-hailing (5km) 17.65 14.67
- Running Shoes 133.75 121.31
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 16.05 10.01
- Scooter Rental 4.81 48.52
- Summer Dress 48.15 50.55
- Taxi Start 6.95 6.17
- Taxi per km 1.93 1.7
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 29.96 35.38
- Transportation local 89.34, family 299.59, tourist 19.26 local 92, nomad 140, expat 115, family 280, tourist 19
- Utilities local 90.95, nomad 0, expat 117.7, family 256.79, tourist 0 local 66.2, nomad 0, expat 85, family 102, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 16.05, family 32.1 local 0, expat 16, family 32
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.93 1.82
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.44 11.62
Coffee, Fast Food Combo, Wine (Mid-range), Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Running Shoes, Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Haircut, and Doctor Visit (GP) moved to operator/menu/listing prices (foodora.se, ubereats.com, hallon.se, nordicwellness.se, filmstaden.se, hyreskollen.se, krakowgbg.se, 1177.se).

Gothenburg cost of living