Gothenburg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$914
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
675K
12.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 138% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2599th and 6833rd ($1864 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 83rd and 3150th 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
$14.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623