Niigata vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$433
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
94
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
791K
2.43M

The cost of living in Niigata is 18% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5436th and 4646th ($1018 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2749th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Taipei

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Niigata Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612