Colorado Springs vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	46
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	479K	675K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 32% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 971st and 2599th ($2451 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 314th and 83rd 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	$17.6	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$4729

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026

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