Barcelona vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
1.66M
791K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 70% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2198th and 4902nd ($1887 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 146th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 238th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046