Niigata vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
791K
662K

The cost of living in Niigata is 58% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4902nd and 512th ($1108 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 3769th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Vancouver

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Niigata Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.41
🧅 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
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743