Gothenburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$949
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
85
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
675K
2.87M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 99% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2470th and 5994th ($1879 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 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 91st and 351st 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
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684