Dongguan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$259	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	46
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	10.5M	675K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7469th and 2599th ($666 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 7th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 3662nd and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Gothenburg

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	Dongguan	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.36	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$4729

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481