Gothenburg vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$914
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
58
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
675K
788K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 88% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 2599th and 5724th ($1864 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 492nd in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hamamatsu

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Gothenburg Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$16739

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941