Gothenburg vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$902	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	52
😀 Quality of life	94	72
🏙️ Population	675K	791K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 81% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2645th and 5515th ($1823 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 68th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Niigata

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	Gothenburg	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$14992

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Cities near Gothenburg

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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001