Gothenburg vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$808	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	675K	720K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 72% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2959th and 5814th ($1623 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 78th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Okayama

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	Gothenburg	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545