Gothenburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$902	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	94	44
🏙️ Population	675K	7.82M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 205% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2645th and 7835th ($1823 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 68th and 7180th 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	$13.7	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517