Niigata vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$390
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
791K
17.5M

The cost of living in Niigata is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5515th and 6334th ($1007 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 17th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3269th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634