Gothenburg vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$914
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
675K
7.01M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 14% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2599th and 3529th ($1864 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 83rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Riyadh

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Gothenburg Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487