Niigata vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$425
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$2620
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
67
91
🏙️ Population
791K
1.23M

The cost of living in Niigata is 4% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 5101st and 5342nd ($1059 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 49th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 2.6 months in Suwon. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 3754th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Suwon

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Niigata Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$7.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$21003

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NiigataSuwon

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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

Cities near Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1022
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1042
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1070
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1283
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1127
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1400
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1089
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1165
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1163
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1334
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1161
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1122
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1092
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1026
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1129
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1171
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1099
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$955
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1151
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1033
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1026
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$974
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1040
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1055
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1036
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1074
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$936
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1565
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$900
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$865
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1019
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1038
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1038