Niigata vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$390
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
791K
216K

The cost of living in Niigata is 46% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5515th and 2432nd ($1007 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3269th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Wellington

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Niigata Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$12047

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811