Cologne vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$947
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$1530
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
52
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
1.09M
791K

The cost of living in Cologne is 65% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2551st and 5101st ($1744 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 306th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 12th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Niigata

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Cologne Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$15118

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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