One needs to rent private/shared accommodation using student accommodation agencies in the city of Gothenburg. SGS/Chalmers Studentbostader are the agencies. Costs about SEK 5k /month.

I chose Chalmers University because of my advisor. For a Ph.D., more than the university an alignment with your advisor is necessary and I felt a great connection with my prospective advisor, the university did not have a language barrier for most courses and that helped me with choosing it. Apart from my advisor, my prospective research group was also very strong.