Columbus vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	906K	675K

The cost of living in Columbus is 32% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1476th and 2959th ($2145 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 249th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Gothenburg

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	Columbus	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$3664

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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