Niigata vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$425
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$2528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
52
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
791K
686K

The cost of living in Niigata is 14% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5101st and 5882nd ($1059 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 732nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 581st vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 3754th vs 271st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Shizuoka

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Niigata Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$8368

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Cities near Niigata

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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083