Gothenburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1623
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3695
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$808
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3142
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
675K
17.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 77% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2959th and 5950th ($1623 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 78th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.46
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$665
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5838
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3896
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.4
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.08
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3664
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1498
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1367
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1284
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1167
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1334
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1235
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1208
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1373
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1473
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1676
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1333
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1575
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1310
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1800
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1434
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1297
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1331
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1733
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1864
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1983
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1298
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1828
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1952
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1714
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1140
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1508
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1623
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1279
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1707
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1631
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2134
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1651
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1251

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609