Gothenburg vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$808	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	46	42
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	675K	2.43M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 66% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2959th and 5632nd ($1623 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 1.7 months in Mecca. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 78th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Mecca

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	Gothenburg	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.31
🥤 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	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507