Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Netherlands

Rotterdam vs. Gothenburg Cost of Living Summary

Rotterdam is 50.0% more expensive than Gothenburg.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% more in Rotterdam
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Rotterdam
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in Rotterdam
Housing: pay 90.3% more in Rotterdam
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Rotterdam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% more in Rotterdam
Clothing: pay 14.1% more in Rotterdam

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Rotterdam are more expensive than in Gothenburg. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Rotterdam.

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Rotterdam vs. Gothenburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.6% more for restaurants

	Gothenburg	Rotterdam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00 SEK128.83	$20.72 €18.44	+59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.45 SEK123.38	$13.44 €11.96	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 SEK28.60	$3.86 €3.44	+33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.90	$3.42 €3.04	+47.8%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Gothenburg	Rotterdam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 SEK27.25	$2.37 €2.11	-13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 SEK56.20	$6.02 €5.35	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK62.75	$5.52 €4.91	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 SEK38.18	$5.35 €4.76	+38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 SEK51.20	$6.10 €5.43	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.65	$1.52 €1.35	+10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 SEK11.04	$1.16 €1.03	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 SEK13.21	$1.18 €1.05	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.64	$1.55 €1.38	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SEK8.00	$0.78 €0.70	-3.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.40	$0.68 €0.61	-8.6%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Gothenburg	Rotterdam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.57	$9.75 €8.68	+45.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.98 SEK852.25	$110.85 €98.66	+28.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.55 SEK193.80	$31.97 €28.45	+63.5%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 90.3% more for housing

	Gothenburg	Rotterdam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 SEK332.26	$54.94 €48.90	+63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	$1,961.78 €1,746.05	+90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	$1,523.86 €1,356.29	+65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.29 SEK785.96	$229.16 €203.96	+189.0%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Gothenburg	Rotterdam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	$2,681.14 €2,386.32	+1118.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	$12,697.80 €11,301.50	+189.6%
Average			+494.1%

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Gothenburg	Rotterdam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.95 SEK68.87	$7.05 €6.28	+1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 SEK49.02	$4.38 €3.90	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30 SEK82.25	$14.56 €12.96	+75.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.01 SEK347.09	$48.58 €43.24	+38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.44 SEK182.84	$15.68 €13.95	-15.0%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

	Gothenburg	Rotterdam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.19 SEK874.24	$93.71 €83.41	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 SEK326.84	$39.14 €34.83	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.70 SEK869.34	$109.92 €97.83	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	$141.23 €125.70	+7.2%
Average			+14.1%

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