Gothenburg vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$808	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	22
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	675K	1.96M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 55% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 2959th and 5176th ($1623 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in Sweden and Mexico, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 78th and 5576th 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	$12.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$2569

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677