Gothenburg vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$914
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
675K
9.37M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 185% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2599th and 7557th ($1864 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 83rd and 3551st 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
$14.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677