Gothenburg vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$780
🏠 One person rent	$914	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$198
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	46	48
😀 Quality of life	92	34
🏙️ Population	675K	1.97M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 477% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 2599th and 9160th ($1864 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 27th in Sweden and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 83rd and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Peshawar

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	Gothenburg	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$2608

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$370
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$368
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$360
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$464
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$433
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$473
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$279
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$381
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$264
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$425
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$378
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$371
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$353
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$302
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$348
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$308
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$367
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$326
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$295
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$318
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$432
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$454
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$315
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$391
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$417
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$364
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$351
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$352
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704