Niigata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$414
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
791K
2.35M

The cost of living in Niigata is 9% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5487th and 6085th ($1024 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2415th and 373rd 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
$5.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$17081

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464