Niigata vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$3795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
791K
592K

The cost of living in Niigata is 48% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4949th and 1756th ($1056 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 3500th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$12166

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413