Doha vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	1.19M	675K

The cost of living in Doha is 8% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1994th and 2599th ($2014 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Qatar and Sweden, respectively. Check Qatar vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 537th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Gothenburg

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	Doha	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.75	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$4729

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

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