Niigata vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	46
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	791K	750K

The cost of living in Niigata is 45% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5436th and 2623rd ($1018 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 86th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 2749th and 292nd 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	$5.43	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$15143

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310