Male vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$810
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
54
😀 Quality of life
64
72
🏙️ Population
133K
791K

The cost of living in Male is 30% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4490th and 5436th ($1321 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 5278th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Niigata

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Male Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$17418

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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
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$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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