Gothenburg vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$808	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	54
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	675K	8.78M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 152% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2959th and 7256th ($1623 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 118th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 78th and 4015th 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	$12.3	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936