Austin vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3974
😷 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 31% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 985th and 2599th ($2444 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 2 months in Austin compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 217th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Gothenburg

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	Austin	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$4729

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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