Gothenburg vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$914	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	74
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	675K	9.07M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 224% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2599th and 8176th ($1864 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 83rd and 3872nd 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	$14.3	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523