Chongqing vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$224	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	46
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	32.1M	675K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 61% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7340th and 2959th ($634 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 6th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 1675th and 78th 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	$3.91	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$3664

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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