Gothenburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$808	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	84
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	675K	3.03M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 82% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2959th and 6071st ($1623 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 78th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Taichung

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	Gothenburg	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671