Gothenburg vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$808	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$240
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	66
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	675K	1.96M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 210% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 2959th and 8454th ($1623 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 72nd in Sweden and Iran, respectively. Check Sweden vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 78th and 6375th 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	$12.3	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$594

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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

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688