Gothenburg vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Gothenburg Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1623
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3695
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$808
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3142
$2282
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
675K
2.33M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 35% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 2959th and 4476th ($1623 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 40th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 78th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Gothenburg vs Nagoya infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Gothenburg vs Nagoya

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

Gothenburg Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.46
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$665
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5838
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3896
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.4
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.08
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3664
$16142

Cost of living in other countries

GothenburgNagoya

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
$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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982