Niigata vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$446
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
791K
1.87M

The cost of living in Niigata is 32% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4902nd and 6292nd ($1108 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 9th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3769th and 499th 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
$5.41
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719