Niigata vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$446
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
791K
3.03M

The cost of living in Niigata is 19% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4902nd and 6052nd ($1108 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3769th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716