Niigata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$390
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
72
84
🏙️ Population
791K
2.33M

The cost of living in Niigata is 7% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5515th and 5995th ($1007 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 7th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3269th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$14970

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451