Gothenburg vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$902	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	675K	824K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 64% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2645th and 4919th ($1823 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 67th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 68th and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sakai

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	Gothenburg	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$13511

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046