Gothenburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$895
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
608K
1.06M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 55% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2792nd and 4890th ($1725 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 81st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057