Gothenburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$895
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
92
39
🏙️ Population
608K
6.56M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 182% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2792nd and 7649th ($1725 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 262nd in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 81st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610