Essen vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$642
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
587K
791K

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3925th and 5436th ($1519 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 299th 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 Essen compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Niigata

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Essen Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$17418

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009