Gothenburg vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$808	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	91
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	675K	1.52M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 47% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2959th and 4793rd ($1623 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 127th in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 78th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kobe

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	Gothenburg	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$16179

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079