Dongguan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3877
🏠 One person rent
$257
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1550
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
10.5M
608K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 61% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7055th and 2792nd ($678 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 5th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 3115th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.75
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$3801

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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