Niigata vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Niigata	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2899	$4227
🏠 One person rent	$425	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$938	$1844
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1539	$2637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	52	87
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	791K	518K

The cost of living in Niigata is 38% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4949th and 2627th ($1056 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 177th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3500th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Sheffield

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	Niigata	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.9	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2812	$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2341	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.8	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.1	$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15169	$9409

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Cities near Niigata

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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1469
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1392
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1353
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1715
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1601
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1640
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1574
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1455
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1652
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1872
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1793
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1675
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$1998
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1654
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1966
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1607
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1819
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1807
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1795
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1758
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1536
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1526
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1628
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1670
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1711
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1831
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1783
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1613
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1761
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1751