Gothenburg vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gothenburg Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$949
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
91
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
675K
1.52M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 59% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2470th and 4788th ($1879 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 91st and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Gothenburg vs Kobe

Prices for goods and services in Gothenburg and Kobe are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Gothenburg Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$10496

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038