Gothenburg vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$902	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	675K	1.57M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 229% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2645th and 8247th ($1823 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 41st in Sweden and Iran, respectively. Check Sweden vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 68th and 6229th 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	$13.7	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$2133

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719