Kaohsiung vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$342
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
52
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
2.73M
791K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 16% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6046th and 4902nd ($932 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 146th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 389th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Niigata

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Kaohsiung Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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