Niigata vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$390	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	52	26
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	791K	88.3K

The cost of living in Niigata is 20% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5515th and 6511th ($1007 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 2nd in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 3269th and 6102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Suva

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	Niigata	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$13960

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Cities near Niigata

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

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838