Niigata vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	45
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	791K	750K

The cost of living in Niigata is 45% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5515th and 2674th ($1007 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 79th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 3269th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Winnipeg

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	Niigata	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714