Austin vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$3784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	962K	675K

The cost of living in Austin is 32% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 932nd and 2470th ($2475 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 4th 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 months in Austin compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 192nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$4650

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423