Niigata vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$433
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
54
21
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
791K
6.56M

The cost of living in Niigata is 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5436th and 7943rd ($1018 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 243rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 2749th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Shaoyang

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Niigata Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$13867

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619