London vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	99	72
🏙️ Population	8.8M	791K

The cost of living in London is 283% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8th and 5515th ($3851 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 5th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Niigata

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	London	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$14992

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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