Gothenburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$914
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
675K
17.5M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 98% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2599th and 6106th ($1864 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 83rd and 1113th 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
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638