Gothenburg vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$891
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$1705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
608K
1.42M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 50% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2703rd and 4635th ($1690 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Sweden and Oman, respectively. Check Sweden vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 84th and 3535th 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
$12.4
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8464

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646