Gothenburg vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	68
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	504K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 18% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 2470th and 1311th ($1879 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 91st and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Mesa

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	Gothenburg	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$15526

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994