Gothenburg vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$895
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
74
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
608K
1.87M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 105% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6292nd ($1725 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th 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 Tainan. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 81st and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719