Gothenburg vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	675K	384K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 16% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 2470th and 1402nd ($1879 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1171st 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 New Orleans. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 91st and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Gothenburg	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940