Islamabad vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$199
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1897
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
52
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
1.01M
791K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 56% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8887th and 5515th ($443 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 6597th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$14992

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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001