Gothenburg vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$808	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	20
😀 Quality of life	92	41
🏙️ Population	675K	6.44M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 142% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2959th and 7052nd ($1623 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 78th and 6873rd 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	$12.3	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$31722

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621