Niigata vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$433
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$1763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
75
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
791K
1.96M

The cost of living in Niigata is 10% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5436th and 4901st ($1018 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Ranked 365th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 2749th vs 196th 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
$5.43
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$3
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$9894

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061