Niigata vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$446	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	52	69
😀 Quality of life	67	73
🏙️ Population	791K	518K

The cost of living in Niigata is 6% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4902nd and 5301st ($1108 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 409th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 578th vs 191st best cities to live in Japan, and 3769th vs 1569th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Utsunomiya

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	Niigata	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.41	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036