Niigata vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$425
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
52
7
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
791K
77.6K

The cost of living in Niigata is 21% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4949th and 6130th ($1056 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 2nd in Japan and Thailand, respectively. Check Japan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3500th and 5986th 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
$5.19
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$13219

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743