Gothenburg vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$808	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	65
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	675K	1.25M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 9% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2959th and 3460th ($1623 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.9 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 78th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sharjah

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	Gothenburg	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536