Niigata vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$446
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
791K
12.7M

The cost of living in Niigata is 9% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5553rd ($1108 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 9th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 3769th and 3798th 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
$5.41
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645