Gothenburg vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$808	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	96
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	675K	2.75M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 31% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2959th and 4366th ($1623 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 78th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Osaka

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	Gothenburg	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008