Houston vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
2.3M
791K

The cost of living in Houston is 103% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1258th and 4902nd ($2248 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 146th 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 Houston compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 82nd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$15392

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$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046