Gothenburg vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$895
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
608K
1.25M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 15% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2792nd and 3679th ($1725 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Sweden and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Sweden vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 81st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507