Niigata vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$425
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
67
81
🏙️ Population
791K
3.03M

The cost of living in Niigata is 18% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5101st and 6071st ($1059 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3754th and 521st 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
$5.24
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671