Niigata vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$390
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
791K
3.03M

The cost of living in Niigata is 0% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5515th and 5518th ($1007 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3269th and 541st 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
$5.38
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650