Gothenburg vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$891	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	50
😀 Quality of life	92	52
🏙️ Population	608K	1.57M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 179% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2703rd and 7596th ($1690 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 38th in Sweden and Iran, respectively. Check Sweden vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 84th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Shiraz

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	Gothenburg	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$2132

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698