Gothenburg vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4154
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	67
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	675K	504K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 33% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 2959th and 933rd ($1623 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 78th and 1561st 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	$12.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913