Dortmund vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$736
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$1634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
52
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
593K
791K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 37% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3604th and 4902nd ($1523 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 692nd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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