Dresden vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$696
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
52
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
555K
791K

The cost of living in Dresden is 33% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3786th and 4949th ($1406 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 172nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 190th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Niigata

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Dresden Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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