Niigata vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niigata	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2916	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$425	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1530	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	52	7
😀 Quality of life	67	53
🏙️ Population	791K	77.6K

The cost of living in Niigata is 13% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5101st and 5827th ($1059 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 3754th and 6063rd 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	$5.24	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2642	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22.1	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.6	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.5	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15118	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810