Gothenburg vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1623
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3695
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$808
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3142
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
72
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
675K
7.01M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 0.8% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2959th and 2911th ($1623 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 78th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.46
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$665
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5838
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3896
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.4
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.08
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3664
$10598

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529