Niigata vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$414
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
65
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
791K
12.7M

The cost of living in Niigata is 31% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5487th and 6833rd ($1024 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 31st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 2415th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Suzhou

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Niigata Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623