Kaohsiung vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$382
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
54
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
2.72M
791K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 2% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5666th and 5487th ($999 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 364th and 2415th 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
$3.78
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$16483

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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