Gothenburg vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$902	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	33
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	675K	543K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 6% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2645th and 2194th ($1823 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1737th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 68th and 634th 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	$13.7	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245