Niigata vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2405
🏠 One person rent
$414
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
70
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
791K
720K

The cost of living in Niigata is 13% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5487th and 6268th ($1024 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 798th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Ranked 214th vs 112th best cities to live in Japan, and 2415th vs 1654th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Okayama

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Niigata Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$24.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$12437

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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

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554