Denver vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2771
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6354
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1753
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$3084
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5105
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
52
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
716K
791K

The cost of living in Denver is 162% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 294th and 4949th ($2771 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 256th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Denver ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 134th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1825
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1500
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3360
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4848
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1322
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16286
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2438
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2494
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2463
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2501
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2387
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2501
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2395
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2443
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2374
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2478
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2355
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2659
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2502
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1912
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2183
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2287
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1801
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2411
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1852
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1916
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1647
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2312
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2013
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1707
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1780
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2112
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$1833
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1778

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