Niigata vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$446
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$3778
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
67
81
🏙️ Population
791K
398K

The cost of living in Niigata is 39% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4902nd and 2435th ($1108 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1891st 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 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 3769th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287