Gothenburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$808	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	46	72
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	675K	1.06M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 54% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2959th and 5132nd ($1623 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 324th in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 78th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sendai

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	Gothenburg	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$5986

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034