Fresno vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fresno	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5290	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2614	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3142
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	46
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	542K	675K

The cost of living in Fresno is 46% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1005th and 2959th ($2371 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th 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 1.6 months in Fresno compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 659th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Gothenburg

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	Fresno	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.5	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2393	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2299	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2801	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12984	$3664

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2361
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2490
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2773
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2501
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2453
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2494
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2559
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2303
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2599
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2154
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2370
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2775
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2555
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2603
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2490
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2422
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2588
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2792
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2801
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2934
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2740
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2346
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2571
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2433
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2238
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3006
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2033
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3074
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2306
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2622
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2646
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3437
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2536
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2135
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1995
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2717
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2170

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