Niigata vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$446
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
791K
2.6M

The cost of living in Niigata is 4% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4715th ($1108 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st 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 Taipei. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3769th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605