Gothenburg vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$808	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	46	43
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	675K	1.42M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 49% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2959th and 4892nd ($1623 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Oman, respectively. Check Sweden vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 78th and 2404th 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	$12.3	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$10296

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551