Gothenburg vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$994
🏠 One person rent	$891	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$326
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	608K	11.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 338% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2703rd and 8998th ($1690 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Sweden and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 84th and 6245th 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	$12.4	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$1054

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$508
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$268
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$240
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$303
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$298
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$277
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$290
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$394
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$260
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$289
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$344
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$399
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$399
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$448
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$337
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$330
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$278
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$364
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$338
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$401
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$389
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$328
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$282
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$393
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$238
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$281
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$250
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$307
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$357
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$255
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$307
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$343
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$335
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$374
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$352