Gothenburg vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$808	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	675K	2.33M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 85% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2959th and 6171st ($1623 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Sweden and Taiwan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 78th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Taoyuan

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	Gothenburg	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443