Niigata vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Niigata	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2899	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$425	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$938	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1539	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	89
😀 Quality of life	68	98
🏙️ Population	791K	5.87M

The cost of living in Niigata is 65% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4949th and 133rd ($1056 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3500th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Singapore City

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	Niigata	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2812	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2341	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.1	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15169	$26424

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Cities near Niigata

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544