Melbourne vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
98
68
🏙️ Population
4.53M
791K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 123% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 933rd and 4949th ($2356 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 172nd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 2nd and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

Cities near Niigata

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