Niigata vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$414
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
791K
24.9M

The cost of living in Niigata is 9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5487th and 4971st ($1024 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2415th and 1655th 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
$5.4
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765