Barcelona vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1530
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
1.7M
791K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 74% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2276th and 5101st ($1841 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 306th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 270th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$15118

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052