Gothenburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1690
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$891
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2921
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
608K
1.06M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 65% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2703rd and 5135th ($1690 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 282nd in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gothenburg compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 84th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5997
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.79
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011