Niigata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$425
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
791K
2.33M

The cost of living in Niigata is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5101st and 6171st ($1059 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3754th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443