Gothenburg vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$808	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	91
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	675K	11.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 102% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2959th and 6419th ($1623 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 78th and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hangzhou

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	Gothenburg	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$31296

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Cities near Gothenburg

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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746