Jeonju vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeonju	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$291	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	52
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	342K	791K

The cost of living in Jeonju is 17% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6539th and 5515th ($831 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 404th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeonju compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Jeonju ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 4424th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeonju vs Niigata

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	Jeonju	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8458	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7000	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.64	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.16	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13525	$14992

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Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$982
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$981
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1020
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$976
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1050
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$959
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1063
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1085
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1081
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$934
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1001
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1016
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1153
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1064
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$991
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$957
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$949
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1068
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$994
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$984
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$973
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1059
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1078
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$1008
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$920
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1076
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1084
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1038
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1120
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$934

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