Austin vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	962K	608K

The cost of living in Austin is 43% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 812th and 2792nd ($2473 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 5th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 116th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$3801

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267