Colorado Springs vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$3142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	46
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	479K	675K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 49% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 917th and 2959th ($2421 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 387th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Gothenburg

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	Colorado Springs	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$3664

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

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