Dongguan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$265
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$3784
😷 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 63% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7308th and 2470th ($694 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 4th 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 months in Gothenburg. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 3241st and 91st 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
$2.21
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$4650

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$785
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$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423