Niigata vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$6544
🏠 One person rent
$433
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$4971
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
54
88
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
791K
653K

The cost of living in Niigata is 63% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5436th and 456th ($1018 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 392nd 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 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 2749th and 195th 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
$5.43
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$7.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$24040

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2488
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2339
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2237
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2312
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2477
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2279
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2407
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2145
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2167
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2308
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2315
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2100
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2222
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2765
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2277
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2616
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2592
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2378
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2596
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2576
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1742
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2822
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2722
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2429
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2767
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2542
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2342
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1902
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2775
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2637
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2617
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2783