Gothenburg vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	56
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	675K	950K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 16% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 2599th and 1439th ($1864 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1197th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Jacksonville

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	Gothenburg	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$11934

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860