Niigata vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$433
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
72
100
🏙️ Population
791K
5.45M

The cost of living in Niigata is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5436th and 370th ($1018 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2749th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Sydney

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Niigata Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$25164

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863