Gothenburg vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$895	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	22
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	608K	1.96M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 64% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5280th ($1725 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 81st and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tijuana

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	Gothenburg	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$2656

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644