Gothenburg vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$895	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	91
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	608K	11.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 105% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6287th ($1725 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 81st and 2189th 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	$12.7	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$22679

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774