Gothenburg vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$895	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	46	67
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	608K	1.01M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 293% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2792nd and 8895th ($1725 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Sweden and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 81st and 6293rd 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	$12.7	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$3133

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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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397