Gothenburg vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$895	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	608K	9.37M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 137% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6780th ($1725 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 68th 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 Hefei. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 81st and 4171st 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	$12.7	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699