Niigata vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$414
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
74
77
🏙️ Population
791K
17.5M

The cost of living in Niigata is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5487th and 6106th ($1024 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2415th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Shenzhen

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Niigata Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638