Gothenburg vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1020
🏠 One person rent	$914	$174
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$155
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$98.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	71
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	675K	11.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 331% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2599th and 8919th ($1864 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 83rd and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lahore

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	Gothenburg	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$3.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$10
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$1393

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$391
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$326
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$371
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$308
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$315
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$352
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$318
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$348
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$378
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$295
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$364
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$414
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$367
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$381
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$279
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$302
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$351
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$352
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$464
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$382
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$265
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$353
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$360
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$264
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$263
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$417
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$325
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$250
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$370
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$383
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$323