Gothenburg vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$891
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
608K
3.03M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 70% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2703rd and 5356th ($1690 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 84th and 343rd 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
$12.4
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721