Niigata vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$2615
🏠 One person rent	$446	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$2748
😷 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 14% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5892nd ($1108 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 74th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 3769th and 111th 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	$5.41	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$22854

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1025
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1025
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$990
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1142
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1068
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1085
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1067
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1041
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1084
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$966
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1025
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1036
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1020
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$989
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$968
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1140
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$997
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1098
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$839
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1098
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1066