Gothenburg vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$891
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$1117
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
97
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
608K
18.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 128% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2703rd and 6607th ($1690 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 54th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 84th and 955th 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
$12.4
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620