Chengdu vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$252	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3793
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	20.9M	675K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 65% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7530th and 2645th ($635 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 1800th and 68th 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	$2.87	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$4093

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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