Niigata vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Niigata Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$414
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
54
94
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
791K
664K

The cost of living in Niigata is 61% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5487th and 676th ($1024 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 7th in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 2415th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Niigata vs Rotterdam

Prices for goods and services in Niigata and Rotterdam are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Niigata Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$33.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$13439

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727