Gothenburg vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$891
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
608K
17.5M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 80% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2703rd and 5744th ($1690 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 84th and 460th 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
$12.4
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584