Beijing vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$575	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	21.9M	675K

The cost of living in Beijing is 37% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5387th and 2959th ($1016 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 989th and 78th 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	$3.86	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$3664

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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