Niigata vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$390
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
791K
1.87M

The cost of living in Niigata is 13% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5515th and 6262nd ($1007 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 3269th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$6518

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Cities near Niigata

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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696