Gothenburg vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1312
🏠 One person rent	$902	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$250
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	675K	3M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 263% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 2645th and 8663rd ($1823 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 66th in Sweden and Iran, respectively. Check Sweden vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 68th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Mashhad

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	Gothenburg	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$623

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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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$506
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$512
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1774
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1833
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$489
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1654
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1796
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$509
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$588
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$564
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$658
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$432
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$542
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$433
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$643
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$558
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$512
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$530
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$439
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$477
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$545
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$598
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$604
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$588
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$607
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$628
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$622
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$684