Gothenburg vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$895	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	96
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	608K	824K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 47% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2792nd and 4661st ($1725 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 58th in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 81st and 519th 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	$12.7	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$5592

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052