Gothenburg vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$949
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$922
😷 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 109% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2470th and 6257th ($1879 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 91st and 3005th 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
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$25159

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789