Gothenburg vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	54
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	675K	525K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 42% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2959th and 313th ($1623 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 78th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sacramento

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	Gothenburg	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045