Niigata vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Niigata Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$390
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
791K
1.96M

The cost of living in Niigata is 15% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5515th and 4750th ($1007 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 38th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Ranked 406th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 3269th vs 239th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Niigata vs Sapporo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Niigata vs Sapporo

Prices for goods and services in Niigata and Sapporo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Niigata Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$10519

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068