Dusseldorf vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$985	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	52
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	631K	791K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 67% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2469th and 5101st ($1772 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 306th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 27th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Niigata

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	Dusseldorf	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$15118

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052