Gothenburg vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$895
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
608K
13.9M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 143% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2792nd and 6862nd ($1725 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 81st in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 81st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618