Essen vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$682
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
587K
791K

The cost of living in Essen is 53% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3860th and 5487th ($1561 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 361st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 2415th 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
$17
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16483

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032