Gothenburg vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$808	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	68
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	675K	385K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 37% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2959th and 718th ($1623 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 78th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tampa

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	Gothenburg	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265