Gothenburg vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$895	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1661
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	608K	4.04M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 63% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5212th ($1725 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 81st and 279th 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	$12.7	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$13786

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605