Gothenburg vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$914	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	675K	4.05M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 68% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2599th and 5023rd ($1864 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 83rd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs New Taipei

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	Gothenburg	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602