Dortmund vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$648
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
52
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
587K
791K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 33% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3822nd and 4949th ($1401 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 172nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 764th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near Niigata

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