Niigata vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Niigata	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2899	$3852
🏠 One person rent	$425	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$938	$1495
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1539	$2445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	46
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	791K	705K

The cost of living in Niigata is 38% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4949th and 2629th ($1056 vs $1714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 100th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 3500th and 149th 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	$5.19	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.9	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$1351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2812	$2759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2341	$2870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.8	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.1	$593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15169	$12093

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1389
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1779
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1678
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1774
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2081
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1634
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1831
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1906
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2284
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1638
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1841
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$1866
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1485
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1526
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2425
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2450
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2690
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2489
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2521
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1849
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2457
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2403
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2303
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2285
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2312
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2284
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2240
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2174
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2808