Gothenburg vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$891	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	608K	24.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 42% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2703rd and 4461st ($1690 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th 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 Shanghai. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 84th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Shanghai

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	Gothenburg	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740