Niigata vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	99
😀 Quality of life	67	99
🏙️ Population	791K	4.84M

The cost of living in Niigata is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4902nd and 312th ($1108 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3769th and 4th 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	$5.41	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754