Kaohsiung vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$353
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
54
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
791K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 5% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5770th and 5436th ($971 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 299th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 2749th 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
$4.32
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009