Gothenburg vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$2117
🏠 One person rent	$949	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$745
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	46	27
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	675K	6.17M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 136% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 2470th and 6780th ($1879 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 91st and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Maoming

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	Gothenburg	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$19775

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954