Gothenburg vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	46	97
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	675K	793K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 39% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2959th and 556th ($1623 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 509th in Sweden and the United States, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 78th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hempstead

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	Gothenburg	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$27808

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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

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302