Gothenburg vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$895	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	33
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	608K	543K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 12% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2792nd and 2005th ($1725 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1656th 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 81st and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tucson

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	Gothenburg	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618