Gothenburg vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$895	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	608K	594K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 63% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5234th ($1725 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 362nd in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 81st and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kawaguchi

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	Gothenburg	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$12607

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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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095