Barcelona vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
1.64M
791K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 68% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4949th ($1773 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 172nd 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 599th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942