Dortmund vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$750
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
54
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
595K
791K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 60% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3504th and 5487th ($1637 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 361st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Niigata

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Dortmund Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032