Gothenburg vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	675K	467K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 36% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2645th and 327th ($1823 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 68th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Long Beach

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	Gothenburg	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821