Niigata vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$4345
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
82
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
791K
468K

The cost of living in Niigata is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4949th and 304th ($1056 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 266th 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 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 3500th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Raleigh

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Niigata Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$22084

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Cities near Niigata

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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857