Niigata vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$414
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
54
21
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
791K
6.56M

The cost of living in Niigata is 70% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5487th and 7929th ($1024 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 2415th and 7123rd 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
$5.4
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$11939

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615