Gothenburg vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	78
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	689K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 35% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2959th and 790th ($1623 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Nashville

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	Gothenburg	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494