Gothenburg vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$914	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	46	27
😀 Quality of life	92	52
🏙️ Population	675K	6.17M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 136% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 2599th and 6807th ($1864 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 30th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 83rd and 6563rd 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	$14.3	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$19015

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943