Niigata vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
53
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
791K
140K

The cost of living in Niigata is 62% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4902nd and 204th ($1108 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3769th and 189th 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
$5.41
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$6167

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161