Beijing vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$575	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$1530
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	21.9M	791K

The cost of living in Beijing is 4% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5387th and 5101st ($1016 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 306th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 989th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Niigata

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	Beijing	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$15118

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052