Gothenburg vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$949
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
675K
13.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 176% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2470th and 7400th ($1879 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 83rd in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 91st and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tianjin

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Gothenburg Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546