Gothenburg vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$808	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	35
😀 Quality of life	92	35
🏙️ Population	675K	2.96M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 197% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 2959th and 8272nd ($1623 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Yemen, respectively. Check Sweden vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 78th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sanaa

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	Gothenburg	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886