Gothenburg vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$949
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$2498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
675K
1.54M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 38% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 2470th and 4406th ($1879 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 91st and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kawasaki

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Gothenburg Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$14111

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102