Niigata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$425
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
791K
2.29M

The cost of living in Niigata is 23% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4949th and 6163rd ($1056 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3500th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716