Gothenburg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$808	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	675K	12.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 87% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2959th and 6198th ($1623 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 78th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Suzhou

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	Gothenburg	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$17431

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613