Gothenburg vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$891	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	53
😀 Quality of life	92	53
🏙️ Population	608K	8.78M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 145% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2703rd and 6882nd ($1690 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 84th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Quanzhou

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	Gothenburg	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$19406

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Cities near Gothenburg

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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083