Gothenburg vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$808	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	73
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	675K	1.87M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 100% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2959th and 6380th ($1623 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 78th and 498th 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	$12.3	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$6108

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$747
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$770
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$788
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$796
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$813
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$894
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$728
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$821
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$875
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$731
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1073
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$627
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1181
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$644
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$967
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$625
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$669
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$581
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$451
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$443
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$649
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$569
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$648
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$655
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$603
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$630
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$936
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$681
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$726
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$764
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$601
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$601
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$682