Beijing vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$589	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$3793
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	675K

The cost of living in Beijing is 44% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5355th and 2645th ($1029 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 2546th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Gothenburg

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	Beijing	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$4093

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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