Niigata vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$425
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
791K
1.96M

The cost of living in Niigata is 10% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4949th and 4509th ($1056 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 30th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Ranked 599th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 3500th vs 170th 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
$5.19
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117