Doha vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Doha	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1810	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4093	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$3191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	45	46
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	1.19M	608K

The cost of living in Doha is 5% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2461st and 2792nd ($1810 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and Sweden, respectively. Check Qatar vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 501st and 81st 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	$9.21	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.9	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.74%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4584	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3277	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.89	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.96	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$798	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11230	$3801

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879

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