Bucharest vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$449
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
52
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
791K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 9% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4949th ($961 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 172nd in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 703rd and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$15169

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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