Niigata vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$414
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
791K
1.85M

The cost of living in Niigata is 12% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5487th and 6264th ($1024 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 2415th and 2963rd 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
$5.4
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697