Gothenburg vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$914
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
92
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
675K
2.33M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 56% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2599th and 4785th ($1864 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 35th 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 1.6 months in Nagoya. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Nagoya

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Gothenburg Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$12599

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1738
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1612
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1491
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1405
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1588
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1469
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1563
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1412
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1581
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1633
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1864
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1549
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1594
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1890
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1562
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2262
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2042
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1641
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1590
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1516
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1986
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2123
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2364
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1550
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2158
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2273
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2073
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1412
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1667
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1965
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1562
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2079
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1966
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1957
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2429
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1959
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1481

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960