Gothenburg vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$914
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
675K
1.33M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 74% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2599th and 5151st ($1864 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 1177th 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
$14.3
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102