Gothenburg vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$3719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	66
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	675K	633K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 2% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2470th and 2305th ($1879 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1739th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 91st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gothenburg	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$27334

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809