Niigata vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$4356
🏠 One person rent
$414
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$1642
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$3492
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
46
😀 Quality of life
74
85
🏙️ Population
791K
398K

The cost of living in Niigata is 44% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5487th and 2786th ($1024 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 1921st 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 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 2415th and 462nd 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
$5.4
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$16041

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1860
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1284
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1571
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1578
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1358
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1838
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1904
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1762
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1850
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1786
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1833
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1563
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1876
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1842
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1903
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1508
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1758
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1884
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1894
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1808
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1914
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1676
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2160
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1883
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1922
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1941
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1955
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1947
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2299
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1825
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2011
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1865
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2341
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2283
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2314
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2039
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1833
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2328