Niigata vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$414
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
85
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
791K
2.87M

The cost of living in Niigata is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5487th and 5984th ($1024 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2415th and 409th 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
$5.4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$17495

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665