Gothenburg vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2617
🏠 One person rent	$914	$560
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	46	42
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	675K	1.42M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 64% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2599th and 4940th ($1864 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 83rd and 2105th 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	$14.3	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$10792

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1080
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$796
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$575
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1214
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1457
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2183
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1473
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$627
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$575
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$563
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$813
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$545
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2014
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$545
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1923
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$541
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1109
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1309
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1192
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$434
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$825
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$565
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$931
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$547
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1037
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$823
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$523
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$489
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$465