Austin vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$3142
😷 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 51% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 858th and 2959th ($2455 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 142nd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$3664

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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