Gothenburg vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$891
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
608K
9.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 150% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2703rd and 6976th ($1690 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 122nd in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 84th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524