Gothenburg vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$895
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
92
88
🏙️ Population
608K
7.41M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 37% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2792nd and 379th ($1725 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 81st and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$22381

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623