Gothenburg vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$895	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	608K	12.7M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 69% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5553rd ($1725 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 81st and 3798th 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	$12.7	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$26560

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645