Auckland vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2279
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5201
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3471
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
52
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.47M
791K

The cost of living in Auckland is 116% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1099th and 4949th ($2279 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 119th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Auckland Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.09%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10101
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9272
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$130
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.47
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.6
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$863
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12822
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1960
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1994
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1643
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1701
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1388
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1754
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1200
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1563
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1454
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1207
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1524
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1113
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1365
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1230
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1777
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2220
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1500
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1579
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1800
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1842
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1664
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1925
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1398
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$978
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$974
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$849
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$824
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$752
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1461

Cities near Niigata

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