Istanbul vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2651
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$514
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
76
68
🏙️ Population
15.5M
791K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 3% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5143rd and 4949th ($1025 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 798th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.3
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
38.14%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.84
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9042
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001

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