Gothenburg vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$902	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	53
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	675K	8.78M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 194% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2645th and 7641st ($1823 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 68th and 4086th 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	$13.7	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$9321

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941