Niigata vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$425
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
60
😀 Quality of life
67
53
🏙️ Population
791K
9.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 50% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5101st and 6849th ($1059 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 51st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 3754th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Ningbo

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Niigata Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$12465

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522