Niigata vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$414
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
791K
1.33M

The cost of living in Niigata is 5% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5487th and 5151st ($1024 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 152nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Ranked 214th vs 64th best cities to live in Japan, and 2415th vs 1177th 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
$5.4
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$15321

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102