Gothenburg vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$891
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
608K
2.73M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 81% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2703rd and 5786th ($1690 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 84th and 320th 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
$12.4
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$12618

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Cities near Gothenburg

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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655