Gothenburg vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1623
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3695
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$808
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3142
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
97
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
675K
18.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 110% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2959th and 6548th ($1623 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 78th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.46
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$665
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5838
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3896
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.4
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.08
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3664
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1498
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1367
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1284
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1167
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1334
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1235
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1208
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1373
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1473
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1676
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1333
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1575
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1310
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1800
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1434
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1297
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1331
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1733
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1864
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1983
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1298
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1828
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1952
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1714
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1140
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1508
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1623
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1279
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1707
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1631
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2134
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1651
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1251

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650