Niigata vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$3862
🏠 One person rent
$425
$608
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1634
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$488
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$2911
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
791K
9.67M

The cost of living in Niigata is 21% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5101st and 4104th ($1059 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 3754th and 30th 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
$5.24
$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.5
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$8.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$20197

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1122
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1171
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$955
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1161
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1129
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1400
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1283
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1163
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1022
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$974
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1098
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1099
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1063
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1165
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1075
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1070
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1022
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1092
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1055
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1040
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1127
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1089
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1020
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1565
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1026
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1026
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1033
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1074
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1151
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1036
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$900
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$936
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1016
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1550
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1019