Gothenburg vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$902	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	94	83
🏙️ Population	675K	398K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 0.7% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2645th and 2697th ($1823 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Wichita

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	Gothenburg	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293