Gothenburg vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$808	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	46	17
😀 Quality of life	92	38
🏙️ Population	675K	9.03M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 180% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 2959th and 7893rd ($1623 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 78th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Zhoukou

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	Gothenburg	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484