Gothenburg vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$808	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	675K	2.6M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 37% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2959th and 4534th ($1623 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 78th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Taipei

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	Gothenburg	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581