Gothenburg vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1034
🏠 One person rent	$902	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	675K	1.01M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 312% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2645th and 8887th ($1823 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 68th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Islamabad

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	Gothenburg	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$2738

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$320
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$376
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$363
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$311
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$284
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$302
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$316
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$333
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$427
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$294
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$351
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$380
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$303
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$393
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$291
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$401
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$337
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$458
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$362
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$347
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$421
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$403
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$396
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373