Gothenburg vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$949
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
675K
1.41M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 61% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2470th and 4843rd ($1879 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Sweden and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 91st and 4103rd 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
$14
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$5520

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2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077