Gothenburg vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$891
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
608K
1.33M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 59% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2703rd and 4896th ($1690 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 145th in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 84th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Saitama

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Gothenburg Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039