Melbourne vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$1617
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	100	74
🏙️ Population	5.35M	791K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 144% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 893rd and 5487th ($2496 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 361st in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 2415th 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	$15.4	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$16483

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Niigata

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