Dongguan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$263	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$3793
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	46
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	10.5M	675K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7341st and 2645th ($662 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 3389th and 68th 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	$2.78	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$4093

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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