Niigata vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$3835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
791K
664K

The cost of living in Niigata is 50% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4902nd and 1336th ($1108 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 6th in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3769th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Rotterdam

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Niigata Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592