Gothenburg vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$895
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
608K
1.41M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 102% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6257th ($1725 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Sweden and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 81st and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934