Gothenburg vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$895
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
608K
2.73M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 85% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6046th ($1725 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 81st and 389th 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
$12.7
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643