Gothenburg vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$895	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	608K	24.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 52% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2792nd and 4780th ($1725 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 81st and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gothenburg vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/gothenburg/shanghai.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Gothenburg vs Shanghai infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/gothenburg/shanghai" target="_blank">Gothenburg vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Gothenburg vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Gothenburg and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Gothenburg	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$31401

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774