Gothenburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4155
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$902
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1552
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3793
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
72
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
675K
1.06M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 71% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2645th and 5094th ($1823 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 68th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$955
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6255
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4279
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4093
$5899

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013