Gothenburg vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$808	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	46	45
😀 Quality of life	92	76
🏙️ Population	675K	4.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 42% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 2959th and 4650th ($1623 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Sweden and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 78th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Jeddah

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	Gothenburg	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486