Gothenburg vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$895
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
78
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
608K
12.6M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 231% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2792nd and 8506th ($1725 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 81st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Zhengzhou

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Gothenburg Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619