Berlin vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$1251
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
791K

The cost of living in Berlin is 133% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1150th and 5436th ($2371 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 299th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 45th and 2749th 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
$16.2
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$17418

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009