Denver vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$3877
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1550
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$3191
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
46
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
716K
608K

The cost of living in Denver is 56% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 444th and 2792nd ($2699 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 160th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$3801

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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