Male vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$805
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
54
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
133K
791K

The cost of living in Male is 28% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4552nd and 5487th ($1311 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 5347th and 2415th 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
$6.02
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$16483

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$275
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$251
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$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
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$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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