Gothenburg vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1000
🏠 One person rent	$902	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	675K	11.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 327% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2645th and 8922nd ($1823 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 68th and 6783rd 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	$13.7	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$1207

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334