Gothenburg vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$808	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	46	37
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	675K	6.98M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 113% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 2959th and 6602nd ($1623 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 78th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Zhanjiang

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	Gothenburg	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$18959

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575