Gothenburg vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$914
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
80
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
675K
2.72M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 87% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2599th and 5666th ($1864 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 83rd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kaohsiung

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Gothenburg Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610