Gothenburg vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$902	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	20
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	675K	6.44M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 181% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2645th and 7433rd ($1823 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 68th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Shangrao

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	Gothenburg	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620