Niigata vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$425
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$1425
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
791K
720K

The cost of living in Niigata is 12% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5101st and 5814th ($1059 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 703rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Ranked 581st vs 466th best cities to live in Japan, and 3754th vs 3179th 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
$5.24
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$16248

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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

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545