Gothenburg vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$891
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$1519
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
20
😀 Quality of life
92
52
🏙️ Population
608K
1.18M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 90% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2703rd and 6017th ($1690 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 15th in Sweden and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 84th and 6150th 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
$12.4
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964