Essen vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$759
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1539
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
579K
791K

The cost of living in Essen is 44% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3358th and 4949th ($1519 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$15169

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942