Niigata vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$446
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
67
99
🏙️ Population
791K
14.3M

The cost of living in Niigata is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4902nd and 3085th ($1108 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 4th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ranked 578th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 3769th vs 3rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Tokyo

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Niigata Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$15495

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033