Gothenburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$902	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	675K	9.07M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 229% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2645th and 8245th ($1823 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 341st 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 Shenyang. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 68th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Shenyang

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	Gothenburg	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501