Niigata vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$446
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
791K
17.7M

The cost of living in Niigata is 16% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5948th ($1108 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 13th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3769th and 556th 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
$5.41
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618