Cologne vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
52
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
1.08M
791K

The cost of living in Cologne is 67% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2308th and 4902nd ($1851 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 146th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 3769th 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
$14
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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