Niigata vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$390
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
791K
12.7M

The cost of living in Niigata is 31% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5515th and 6778th ($1007 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 31st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 3269th and 3523rd 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
$5.38
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610