Melbourne vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	100	67
🏙️ Population	5.03M	791K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 107% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1365th and 5101st ($2194 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 306th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 1st and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Niigata

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	Melbourne	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$15118

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052