Gothenburg vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1827	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4178	$1869
🏠 One person rent	$917	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$1617	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3492	$716
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	93	41
🏙️ Population	675K	7.82M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 155% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2679th and 7027th ($1827 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 46th 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 months in Shangqiu. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shangqiu ranked 295th in China, while ranked 71st and 7162nd 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	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$990	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$742	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.3	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$53.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6497	$3028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$1880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.4	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$173	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4155	$17515

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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	$1507
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1431
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1343
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1522
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1396
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1545
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1368
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1509
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1514
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1539
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1890
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1500
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1507
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1759
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1474
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1699
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2175
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1894
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2002
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1521
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1479
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1452
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1868
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2001
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2213
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1457
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2130
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2193
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1967
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1416
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1683
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1846
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1490
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1941
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1808
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1847
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2417
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1871
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1368

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$603
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1392
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$588
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$727
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$524
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$581
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$593
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$642
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$489
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$600
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$593
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$737
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$621
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$579
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$546
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$543
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$585
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$546
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$514
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$517
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$578
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$516
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$531
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$525
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$577
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$540
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$569
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$518
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$581
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$565
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$552
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$486
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$532