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Sweden city comparison

Stockholm vs Gothenburg

Compare SCB municipality population, source-native public-transport references, verified university locations, verified-partial programme coverage and official economic-sector context. Sweden-wide student budget and work-permit rules are shown as shared national context, not city rankings.

Stockholms län

Stockholm

SCB municipality 0180

City profile

Västra Götalands län

Gothenburg

SCB municipality 1480

City profile

Municipality population

Same SCB municipality boundary contract

Stockholm999,24K
Gothenburg613,28K

Student budget baseline

National Study in Sweden baseline; not city-specific and not ranked

Stockholm~10 656 kr / month
Gothenburg~10 656 kr / month

Local transport reference

Source-native product and validity period; no synthetic normalization

Stockholm43 kr / 75 minutes
Gothenburg38 kr / 90 minutes

Student work context

National residence-permit rule; not a city differentiator

Stockholm15 h / week
Gothenburg15 h / week

Verified university locations

Selected university core only

Stockholm3 institutions · 3 locations
Gothenburg2 institutions · 2 locations

Verified-partial programmes

Source-city matched; not a complete municipal catalogue

Stockholm93 programmes
Gothenburg65 programmes

Career environment

Official economic-sector context; not shortage rankings

StockholmTech and digitalisation · Life science · Sustainable technology · Finance · Creative industries
GothenburgAutomotive and mobility · Life science · Logistics · ICT and tech · Urban development

Sweden Compare intentionally does not score a winner. The SEK 10,656 monthly student-budget reference and the relevant 15-hour-per-week permit rule are national baselines. Transport products use different operator periods, and programme counts cover only the current verified ten-university core.