Beijing vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$596	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	21.9M	608K

The cost of living in Beijing is 38% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5141st and 2792nd ($1067 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in China and Sweden, respectively. Check China vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 763rd and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Gothenburg

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	Beijing	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$3801

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Gothenburg

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