Berlin vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$938
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$1539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	3.68M	791K

The cost of living in Berlin is 91% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1759th and 4949th ($2013 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 172nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 19th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Niigata

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	Berlin	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$15169

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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