Gothenburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gothenburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$891	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2921	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	92	41
🏙️ Population	608K	7.82M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 128% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2703rd and 6604th ($1690 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 84th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Shangqiu

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	Gothenburg	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$725	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1162	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5997	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.79	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.3	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543