Gothenburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$914
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
85
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
675K
2.87M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 95% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2599th and 5984th ($1864 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 83rd and 409th 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
$14.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665