Abu Dhabi vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$3191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	46
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	1.48M	608K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 4% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2486th and 2792nd ($1802 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 405th and 81st 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	$10.9	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$3801

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267