Madrid vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$986
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.28M
791K

The cost of living in Madrid is 64% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2577th and 4949th ($1726 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 172nd in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Niigata

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Madrid Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

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