Gothenburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$895
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
608K
17.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 80% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5948th ($1725 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 81st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Shenzhen

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Gothenburg Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618