Al Ain vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$3142
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	46
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	767K	675K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 14% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2271st and 2959th ($1844 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 1000th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$3664

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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