El Paso vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$980	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$3142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	46
😀 Quality of life	79	92
🏙️ Population	679K	675K

The cost of living in El Paso is 12% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2363rd and 2959th ($1813 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 633rd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Gothenburg

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	El Paso	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$3664

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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