Niigata vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$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

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$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