Atlanta vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$3142
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	499K	675K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 58% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 704th and 2959th ($2570 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 6th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 165th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Gothenburg

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	Atlanta	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$3664

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251