Niigata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$433
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
791K
2.36M

The cost of living in Niigata is 3% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5436th and 5651st ($1018 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2749th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Taoyuan

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Niigata Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473