Gothenburg vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$808	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1264
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	80
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	675K	2.73M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 70% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2959th and 5750th ($1623 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 78th and 417th 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	$12.3	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$10905

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601