Niigata vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$425
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
791K
17.7M

The cost of living in Niigata is 16% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5101st and 5950th ($1059 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 12th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3754th and 545th 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
$5.24
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609