Gothenburg vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$949
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
53
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
675K
9.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 185% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2470th and 7558th ($1879 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 91st and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Ningbo

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Gothenburg Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$15801

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538