Gothenburg vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$895
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
608K
2.6M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 49% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2792nd and 4715th ($1725 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 Taipei. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 81st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605