Niigata vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$6787
🏠 One person rent
$390
$2025
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$894
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$4361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
52
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
791K
140K

The cost of living in Niigata is 69% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5515th and 88th ($1007 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3269th and 191st 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
$5.38
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$46
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$30378

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3148
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2596
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2990
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2077
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2021
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1507
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1551
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1575
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1769
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1641
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1711
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1837
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1762
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2058
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1480
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1703
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1630
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1840
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1728
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1797
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1522
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1775
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2310
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1884
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1484
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1879
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1797
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2768
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1955
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1485
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2217
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1986
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1887
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2902
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2242