Gothenburg vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$914	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	675K	726K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 88% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 2599th and 5717th ($1864 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 489th 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sagamihara

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	Gothenburg	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$12309

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126