Gothenburg vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$949
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
675K
18.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 139% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2470th and 6854th ($1879 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 91st and 1149th 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
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$19408

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711