Niigata vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$414
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
75
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
791K
1.96M

The cost of living in Niigata is 9% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5487th and 4988th ($1024 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 79th 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 Sapporo. Ranked 214th vs 110th best cities to live in Japan, and 2415th vs 1640th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Sapporo

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Niigata Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070