Essen vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$666
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1897
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
587K
791K

The cost of living in Essen is 51% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5515th ($1516 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 404th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$14992

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001