Gothenburg vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$914	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$200
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	63
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	675K	1.96M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 273% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 2599th and 8716th ($1864 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 70th in Sweden and Iran, respectively. Check Sweden vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 83rd and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Isfahan

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	Gothenburg	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$525

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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

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639