Gothenburg vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$3816
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	675K	384K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 27% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 2959th and 1304th ($1623 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1179th 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 New Orleans. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 78th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs New Orleans

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	Gothenburg	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989