Gothenburg vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$808	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1049
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	92	51
🏙️ Population	675K	7.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 138% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 2959th and 6983rd ($1623 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 66th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 78th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Yantai

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	Gothenburg	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702