Colorado Springs vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	46
😀 Quality of life	85	92
🏙️ Population	479K	608K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 28% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1343rd and 2792nd ($2213 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 341st and 81st 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	$16.3	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$3801

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

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