Niigata vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$433
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
791K
9.67M

The cost of living in Niigata is 21% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5436th and 4545th ($1018 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 3rd in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 2749th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Seoul

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Niigata Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$19916

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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
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971