Gothenburg vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$902	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	22
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	675K	1.96M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 51% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2645th and 4681st ($1823 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 68th and 5591st 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	$13.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$4593

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642