Dresden vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$729
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
52
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
563K
791K

The cost of living in Dresden is 32% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3857th and 4902nd ($1462 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 146th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 3769th 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
$12
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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