Gothenburg vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$902	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	65
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	675K	1.96M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 264% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 2645th and 8682nd ($1823 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 69th 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 0.5 months in Isfahan. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 68th and 6324th 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	$13.7	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$589

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640