Niigata vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$425
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$2379
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
791K
824K

The cost of living in Niigata is 4% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4949th and 4716th ($1056 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Ranked 599th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 3500th vs 406th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Sakai

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Niigata Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$8669

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$997
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$995
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$996
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$990
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$988
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1012
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$982
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1015
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$984
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$978
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$986
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1012
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$994
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$957
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$968
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1058
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$956
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$957
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$990
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1284
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$994
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$933
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$966
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$965
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$972
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$945
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1006
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1105
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$956
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$969
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$977