Arlington vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	46
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	394K	675K

The cost of living in Arlington is 2% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2397th and 2599th ($1907 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 7th in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 894th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Gothenburg

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	Arlington	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$4729

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481