Niigata vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niigata	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2916	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$425	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1530	$2421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	67	80
🏙️ Population	791K	824K

The cost of living in Niigata is 8% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5101st and 4649th ($1059 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Ranked 581st vs 16th best cities to live in Japan, and 3754th vs 558th 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	$5.24	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2642	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22.1	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.5	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15118	$8371

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046