Gothenburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$949
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
675K
17.5M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 89% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2470th and 5618th ($1879 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 91st and 1163rd 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
$14
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648