Austin vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
52
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
962K
791K

The cost of living in Austin is 145% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 548th and 4949th ($2590 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 172nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 126th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$15169

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$2146
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$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
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$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

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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