Abu Dhabi vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$3142
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	1.48M	675K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 13% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2320th and 2959th ($1828 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 438th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Gothenburg

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	Abu Dhabi	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$3664

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251