Amsterdam vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1751
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
53
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
860K
791K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 116% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 294th and 4585th ($2311 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 112th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Niigata ranked 567th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 2578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Niigata

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Amsterdam Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$6.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$1035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$2600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$61.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$23.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$51.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$96
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$16490

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1046
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1052
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1047
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1044
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1093
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1047
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1042
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1049
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1048
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1046
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1044
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1048
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1054
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1046
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1048
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1049
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1071
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$1048
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1053
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1065
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1045
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1045
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1168
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1177
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$1050
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1049
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1049
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1047
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1055
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1047
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1044
134 km or 84 mi Date
$1047
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1047
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1048