Niigata vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$433
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$6618
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
80
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
791K
737K

The cost of living in Niigata is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5436th and 126th ($1018 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 94th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 2749th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Seattle

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Niigata Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$30033

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098