Gothenburg vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1864
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4287
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$914
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$2676
😷 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 10% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2599th and 3249th ($1864 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Sweden and Japan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 8th 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
$14.3
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6682
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4044
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.11
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.53
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4729
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005