Niigata vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$6215
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1568
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$2656
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$680
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$4810
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
88
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
791K
653K

The cost of living in Niigata is 60% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5101st and 603rd ($1059 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 553rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 3754th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Portland

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Niigata Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$7.4
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$187
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$16585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2465
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2432
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2484
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2420
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2341
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2410
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2353
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2585
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2379
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2361
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2368
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2119
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2029
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2206
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2523
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1967
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2174
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2571
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2406
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2460
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2604
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2449
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1744
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2644
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2604
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2517
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2796
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2532
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2338
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1882
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2784
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2623
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2579
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2741