Niigata vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$446
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
791K
1.33M

The cost of living in Niigata is 7% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5386th ($1108 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 468th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Ranked 578th vs 24th best cities to live in Japan, and 3769th vs 592nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Saitama

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Niigata Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$12701

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075