Gothenburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$914
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
675K
1.06M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 85% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2599th and 5585th ($1864 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 2145th 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
$14.3
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1738
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1612
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1491
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1405
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1588
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1469
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1563
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1412
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1581
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1633
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1864
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1549
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1594
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1890
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1562
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2262
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2042
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1641
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1590
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1516
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1986
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2123
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2364
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1550
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2158
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2273
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2073
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1412
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1667
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1965
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1562
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2079
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1966
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1957
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2429
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1959
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1481

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022