Gothenburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$902	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	675K	6.56M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 202% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2645th and 7790th ($1823 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 68th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Shaoyang

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	Gothenburg	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599