Niigata vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$433
$613
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1039
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$2727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
791K
3.76M

The cost of living in Niigata is 23% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5436th and 4478th ($1018 vs $1326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 17th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. Ranked 365th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 2749th vs 13th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Yokohama

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Niigata Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$939
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$6237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$3857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$58.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$15140

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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 Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1358
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1118
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1088
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1108
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1005
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1085
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$922
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1120
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$967
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$859
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$958
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$951
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1128
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$978
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1144
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1679
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$946
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1094
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1105
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$959
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1087
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1131
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1004
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1070
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1080
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1094