Gothenburg vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$902	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$1722
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	46	43
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	675K	1.42M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 69% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2645th and 5037th ($1823 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Oman, respectively. Check Sweden vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 68th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Muscat

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	Gothenburg	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$11063

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1078
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$792
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$573
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1228
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1449
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2521
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1419
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$624
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$568
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$557
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$808
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$534
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1849
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$530
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1770
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$529
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1201
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1237
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1230
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$430
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$817
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$553
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$908
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$530
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1008
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$873
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$503
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$477
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$930
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$453