Gothenburg vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$914	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	16
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	675K	886K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 74% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 2599th and 5149th ($1864 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Sweden and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 83rd and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tabuk

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	Gothenburg	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$8518

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403