Gothenburg vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$949
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$1251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
54
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
675K
791K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 84% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2470th and 5436th ($1879 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 91st and 2749th 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
$14
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$17418

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009