Gothenburg vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$891
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
608K
7.41M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 35% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2703rd and 503rd ($1690 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 84th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611