Chongqing vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$180	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$3793
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	46
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	32.1M	675K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 69% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 8185th and 2645th ($561 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 5th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 2237th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Gothenburg

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	Chongqing	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$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	$0.96	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$4093

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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