Niigata vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$425
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
791K
24.9M

The cost of living in Niigata is 11% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4949th and 4461st ($1056 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3500th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Shanghai

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Niigata Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740