Male vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$835
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
52
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
133K
791K

The cost of living in Male is 22% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4218th and 4949th ($1284 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 4858th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$15169

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$284
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$348
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$391
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$358
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$304
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$507
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$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
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$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
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$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
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$358
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$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
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$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942