Gothenburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$895	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	608K	9.07M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 236% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2792nd and 8584th ($1725 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 81st and 3326th 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	$12.7	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$25284

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Cities near Gothenburg

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511