Gothenburg vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$914
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
675K
11.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 117% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2599th and 6527th ($1864 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th 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 Hangzhou. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 83rd and 3360th 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
$14.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.12
🥤 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
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$29918

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765