Gothenburg vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$914
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
675K
18.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 138% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2599th and 6835th ($1864 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 32nd in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 83rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Guangzhou

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Gothenburg Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$16938

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694