Gothenburg vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$3953
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	56
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	675K	950K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 18% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 2645th and 1415th ($1823 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 278th 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	$13.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$11123

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806