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Gothenburg vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 10.0% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 20.4% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 29.6% less in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 79.4% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Gothenburg

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Gothenburg are more expensive than in Canberra. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gothenburg.

Gothenburg vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gothenburg instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$13.75 SEK127.49	-15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$12.17 SEK112.78	+24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$3.04 SEK28.14	+17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$2.57 SEK23.80	+14.7%
Average			+10.1%

Canberra vs. Gothenburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Canberra	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.86 SEK26.50	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$5.80 SEK53.74	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$6.49 SEK60.21	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$4.57 SEK42.39	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$5.67 SEK52.60	+36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.48 SEK13.71	-0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$1.24 SEK11.48	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.38 SEK12.83	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.95 SEK18.12	+5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.80 SEK7.37	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.83 SEK7.72	-20.1%
Average			+3.8%

Canberra vs. Gothenburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.4% more for transportation

	Canberra	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$7.10 SEK65.78	+60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$90.98 SEK843.38	-26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$32,689.58 SEK303,029.15	+12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$25.40 SEK235.44	+34.2%
Average			+20.4%

Canberra vs. Gothenburg - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.6% less for housing

	Canberra	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$39.62 SEK367.23	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$1,075.18 SEK9,966.82	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$818.20 SEK7,584.64	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$104.84 SEK971.86	-34.1%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

	Canberra	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$173.23 SEK1,605.86	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$4,151.26 SEK38,481.76	-68.8%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$7.41 SEK68.65	+13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$4.96 SEK45.97	+45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$8.09 SEK75.02	-73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$40.87 SEK378.85	-30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$17.88 SEK165.73	+36.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Canberra	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$84.98 SEK787.75	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$38.08 SEK353.04	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$96.63 SEK895.74	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$160.31 SEK1,486.03	+35.4%
Average			+6.6%

Canberra vs. Gothenburg - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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