Gothenburg vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$914	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	21
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	675K	6.56M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 210% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2599th and 7929th ($1864 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 83rd and 7123rd 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	$14.3	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$11939

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615