Niigata vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$414
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$4546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
52
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
791K
139K

The cost of living in Niigata is 69% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5487th and 86th ($1024 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2415th and 268th 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
$5.4
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$30361

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409