Gothenburg vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$914	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	86
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	675K	1.39M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 47% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2599th and 50th ($1864 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 38th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs San Diego

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	Gothenburg	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$26517

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804