Niigata vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$390	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	52	7
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	791K	77.6K

The cost of living in Niigata is 0.7% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5515th and 5469th ($1007 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 1st in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3269th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Phuket

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	Niigata	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866