Gothenburg vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$895
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ 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 55% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2792nd and 4893rd ($1725 vs $1110) 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 1.8 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 81st and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$8649

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2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548