Gothenburg vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$808	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	46	68
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	675K	2.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 305% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2959th and 8953rd ($1623 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Sweden and Pakistan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 78th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Rawalpindi

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	Gothenburg	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$1075

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272