New Taipei vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$482	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$1251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	4.04M	791K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 10% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4931st and 5436th ($1123 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 299th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 183rd and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Niigata

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	New Taipei	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.72	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$17418

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$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
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$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