Niigata vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$425
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
791K
2.6M

The cost of living in Niigata is 10% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4949th and 4516th ($1056 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3500th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589