Gothenburg vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$914	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	33
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	675K	543K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 3% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2599th and 2278th ($1864 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1724th 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 164th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 490th 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	$14.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$15659

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190