Gothenburg vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	675K	467K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 32% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2599th and 524th ($1864 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 992nd 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	$14.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059