Gothenburg vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$3516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	67
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	675K	633K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 13% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2959th and 2179th ($1623 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1817th 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 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 78th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Memphis

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	Gothenburg	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$27369

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738