Niigata vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	80
😀 Quality of life	67	92
🏙️ Population	791K	737K

The cost of living in Niigata is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4902nd and 206th ($1108 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 168th 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 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 3769th and 102nd 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	$5.41	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263