Niigata vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$425
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
791K
1.33M

The cost of living in Niigata is 0.7% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4949th and 4896th ($1056 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 145th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Ranked 599th vs 35th best cities to live in Japan, and 3500th vs 484th 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
$5.19
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039