Niigata vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
86
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
791K
2.79M

The cost of living in Niigata is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4902nd and 656th ($1108 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 5th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3769th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Toronto

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Niigata Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085