Niigata vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$433
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$4423
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
53
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
791K
139K

The cost of living in Niigata is 68% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5436th and 119th ($1018 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2749th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Reykjavik

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Niigata Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$30029

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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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336