Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

compared to

Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Rotterdam Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 33.3% cheaper than Rotterdam.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 47.5% less in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 83.2% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Gothenburg

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Gothenburg.

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Gothenburg vs. Rotterdam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Rotterdam	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.72 €18.44	$13.00 SEK128.83	-37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$12.45 SEK123.38	-7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.86 €3.44	$2.88 SEK28.60	-25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 €3.04	$2.31 SEK22.90	-32.3%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Rotterdam	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 €2.11	$2.75 SEK27.25	+16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 €5.35	$5.67 SEK56.20	-5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 €4.91	$6.33 SEK62.75	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.35 €4.76	$3.85 SEK38.18	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.10 €5.43	$5.16 SEK51.20	-15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.38 SEK13.65	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.11 SEK11.04	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.33 SEK13.21	+12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.98 SEK19.64	+27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.81 SEK8.00	+3.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.75 SEK7.40	+9.4%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Rotterdam	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.75 €8.68	$6.72 SEK66.57	-31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.85 €98.66	$85.98 SEK852.25	-22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.97 €28.45	$19.55 SEK193.80	-38.8%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 47.5% less for housing

	Rotterdam	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.94 €48.90	$33.52 SEK332.26	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,961.78 €1,746.05	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,523.86 €1,356.29	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	-39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.16 €203.96	$79.29 SEK785.96	-65.4%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 83.2% less for childcare

	Rotterdam	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,681.14 €2,386.32	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	-91.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,697.80 €11,301.50	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	-65.5%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rotterdam	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.05 €6.28	$6.95 SEK68.87	-1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 €3.90	$4.95 SEK49.02	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.96	$8.30 SEK82.25	-43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.58 €43.24	$35.01 SEK347.09	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$18.44 SEK182.84	+17.7%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Rotterdam	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.71 €83.41	$88.19 SEK874.24	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.14 €34.83	$32.97 SEK326.84	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.92 €97.83	$87.70 SEK869.34	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.23 €125.70	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	-6.7%
Average			-12.4%

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