Gothenburg vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$914
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
53
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
675K
9.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 178% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2599th and 7431st ($1864 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 83rd and 3738th 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
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525