Niigata vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$433
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
85
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
791K
2.87M

The cost of living in Niigata is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5436th and 5994th ($1018 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2749th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Taichung

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Niigata Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684