Gothenburg vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1541
🏠 One person rent	$914	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$308
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$814
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	46	40
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	675K	6.65M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 206% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 2599th and 7862nd ($1864 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 190th 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 1.3 months in Hengyang. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 83rd and 6777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hengyang

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	Gothenburg	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$8641

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Cities near Gothenburg

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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615