Dongguan vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Dongguan vs Gothenburg

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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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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$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

Cities near Gothenburg

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