Gothenburg vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$914	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	46	17
😀 Quality of life	92	44
🏙️ Population	675K	7.01M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 213% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2599th and 7977th ($1864 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 234th in Sweden and China, respectively. Check Sweden vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 83rd and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Zhumadian

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	Gothenburg	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$9042

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507