Gothenburg vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$914	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	675K	398K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 2% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2599th and 2786th ($1864 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1921st 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 Wichita. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 462nd 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	$14.3	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328