Niigata vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$425
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
791K
17.5M

The cost of living in Niigata is 12% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4949th and 5744th ($1056 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3500th and 460th 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
$5.19
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584