Gothenburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$895
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
608K
3.03M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 85% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6052nd ($1725 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 81st and 496th 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
$12.7
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716