Cost of living comparison

Japan

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Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Kobe Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 34.6% more expensive than Kobe.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 43.5% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 47.4% more in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 30.3% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.8% more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 72.2% more in Gothenburg

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Gothenburg are more expensive than in Kobe. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Gothenburg. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gothenburg.

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Gothenburg vs. Kobe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gothenburg instead of Kobe, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kobe	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$13.00 SEK128.83	+71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 ¥770	$12.45 SEK123.38	+155.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 ¥184	$2.88 SEK28.60	+147.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ¥95	$2.31 SEK22.90	+284.4%
Average			+121.6%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Kobe	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 ¥204	$2.75 SEK27.25	+113.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33 ¥1,000	$5.67 SEK56.20	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 ¥913	$6.33 SEK62.75	+9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ¥325	$3.85 SEK38.18	+87.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 ¥499	$5.16 SEK51.20	+63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53 ¥558	$1.38 SEK13.65	-61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥215	$1.11 SEK11.04	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.28 ¥360	$1.33 SEK13.21	-41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.54 ¥559	$1.98 SEK19.64	-44.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$0.81 SEK8.00	-53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.58 ¥249	$0.75 SEK7.40	-52.7%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 43.5% more for transportation

	Kobe	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥648	$6.72 SEK66.57	+63.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$85.98 SEK852.25	+35.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,061.49 ¥3M	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+64.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$19.55 SEK193.80	-31.3%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 47.4% more for housing

	Kobe	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.16 ¥4,923	$33.52 SEK332.26	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.49 ¥109K	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	+50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.95 ¥73,311	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	+98.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.27 ¥17,583	$79.29 SEK785.96	-28.7%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 30.3% less for childcare

	Kobe	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.65 ¥50,984	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	-31.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,149.41 ¥972K	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	-28.7%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kobe	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 ¥326	$6.95 SEK68.87	+236.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 ¥370	$4.95 SEK49.02	+111.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 ¥550	$8.30 SEK82.25	+138.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.39 ¥7,331	$35.01 SEK347.09	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.39 ¥1,799	$18.44 SEK182.84	+62.0%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 72.2% more for clothing

	Kobe	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.30 ¥7,948	$88.19 SEK874.24	+75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$32.97 SEK326.84	+30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.97 ¥7,264	$87.70 SEK869.34	+90.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.37 ¥10,330	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	+101.5%
Average			+72.2%

Kobe vs. Gothenburg - Cost of clothing

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