Gothenburg vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	81
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	675K	1.43M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 9% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2470th and 1833rd ($1879 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 91st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs San Antonio

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	Gothenburg	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093