Gothenburg vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$949
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
675K
14.3M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 12% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2470th and 3273rd ($1879 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 91st and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tokyo

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Gothenburg Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$17493

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006