Male vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$818
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
52
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
133K
791K

The cost of living in Male is 31% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4439th and 5515th ($1320 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 5057th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$14992

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$279
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$253
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$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
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$382
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$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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