Gothenburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$808	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	92	39
🏙️ Population	675K	6.56M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 174% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2959th and 7740th ($1623 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 78th and 7044th 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	$12.3	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600