Gothenburg vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4155
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$902
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1552
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3793
$1313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
80
😀 Quality of life
94
85
🏙️ Population
675K
2.73M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 82% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2645th and 5567th ($1823 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 68th and 461st 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
$13.7
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$955
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6255
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4279
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4093
$12260

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1684
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1503
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1444
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1543
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1405
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1362
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1528
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1529
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1551
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1866
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1502
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1516
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1761
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1485
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1977
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1542
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1485
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1482
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1830
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1997
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2280
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1472
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2088
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2184
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1976
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1421
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1658
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1830
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1460
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1949
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2379
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1882
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1397

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600