Chengdu vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$251	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	20.9M	608K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 62% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7209th and 2792nd ($660 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 5th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 1933rd and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Gothenburg

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	Chengdu	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$3801

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267