Niigata vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	93
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	791K	2.14M

The cost of living in Niigata is 57% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5515th and 1191st ($1007 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 3rd in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 3269th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Perth

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	Niigata	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$13377

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736