Niigata vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
68
85
🏙️ Population
791K
419K

The cost of living in Niigata is 52% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4949th and 1237th ($1056 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 2nd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 3500th and 293rd 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
$5.19
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$13015

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597