Niigata vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$446
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
791K
1.96M

The cost of living in Niigata is 13% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4398th ($1108 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 31st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Ranked 578th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 3769th vs 246th 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
$5.41
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$11313

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124