Gothenburg vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$808	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	20
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	675K	1.41M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 34% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2959th and 4439th ($1623 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 78th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Medina

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	Gothenburg	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905