Gothenburg vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$808	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	675K	9.37M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 160% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2959th and 7405th ($1623 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 78th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hefei

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	Gothenburg	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665