Hangzhou vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$405
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
54
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
791K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 16% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6527th and 5487th ($860 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 361st in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Niigata

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Hangzhou Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$4.12
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$16483

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032