Niigata vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$414
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
54
8
😀 Quality of life
74
56
🏙️ Population
791K
77.6K

The cost of living in Niigata is 3% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5487th and 5233rd ($1024 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 1st in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 2415th and 6325th 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
$5.4
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$16566

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981