Niigata vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$3289
🏠 One person rent
$425
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$2647
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
791K
3.76M

The cost of living in Niigata is 21% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5101st and 4098th ($1059 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 18th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Ranked 581st vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 3754th vs 8th 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
$5.24
$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$13410

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NiigataYokohama

Cost of living

$349

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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 Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1012
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1028
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1143
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1039
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$960
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$908
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$948
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1138
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1084
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1065
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1150
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$969
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1090
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1122
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$993
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1103
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1060
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1089
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1116
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1099
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1099
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1109