Islamabad vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$213
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1617
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
54
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
1.01M
791K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 55% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8843rd and 5487th ($464 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6696th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Niigata

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Islamabad Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$16483

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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