Gothenburg vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$891
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
74
😀 Quality of life
92
82
🏙️ Population
608K
1.87M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 85% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2703rd and 5887th ($1690 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th 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 Tainan. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 84th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tainan

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Gothenburg Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741