Gothenburg vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4155
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$902
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1552
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3793
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
91
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
675K
1.52M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 65% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2645th and 4945th ($1823 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st 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 Kobe. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 68th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$955
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6255
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4279
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.5
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4093
$10723

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1684
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1503
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1444
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1543
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1405
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1362
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1528
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1529
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1551
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1866
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1502
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1516
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1761
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1485
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1977
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1542
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1485
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1482
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1830
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1997
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2280
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1472
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2088
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2184
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1976
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1421
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1658
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1830
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1460
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1949
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2379
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1882
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1397

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079