Berlin vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1634
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	3.76M	791K

The cost of living in Berlin is 90% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4902nd ($2104 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 146th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 3769th 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	$14.5	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$15392

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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