Niigata vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$390	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	46
😀 Quality of life	72	83
🏙️ Population	791K	398K

The cost of living in Niigata is 44% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5515th and 2697th ($1007 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 1945th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 2 months in Wichita. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 3269th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Wichita

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	Niigata	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$16150

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Cities near Niigata

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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293