Gothenburg vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$808	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	675K	24.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 48% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2959th and 4858th ($1623 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 78th and 675th 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	$12.3	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746