Niigata vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$433
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
791K
1.85M

The cost of living in Niigata is 9% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5436th and 6014th ($1018 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 2749th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Tainan

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Niigata Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686