Niigata vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	72	96
🏙️ Population	791K	548K

The cost of living in Niigata is 59% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5436th and 901st ($1018 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 8th in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 2749th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs The Hague

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	Niigata	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.43	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$12462

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Cities near Niigata

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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688