Niigata vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Niigata	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2916	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$425	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1530	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	46
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	791K	750K

The cost of living in Niigata is 40% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5101st and 2455th ($1059 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 78th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 3754th and 258th 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	$5.24	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2858	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2642	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22.1	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.6	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.5	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15118	$11629

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699