Niigata vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$425
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
791K
3.03M

The cost of living in Niigata is 6% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4949th and 5356th ($1056 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3500th and 343rd 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
$5.19
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721