Gothenburg vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$902	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	60
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	675K	9.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 156% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2645th and 7025th ($1823 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 68th and 6133rd 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	$13.7	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$15234

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531