Niigata vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Niigata | Zurich | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Niigata is 68% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5101st and 59th ($1059 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 2nd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3754th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Niigata vs Zurich
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| Niigata | Zurich | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Agano | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Shibata | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Kamo | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Tsubame | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Sanjo | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Gosen | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tainai | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Mitsuke | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Murakami | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Nagaoka | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Sado | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Ojiya | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Kashiwazaki | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Uonuma | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Kitakata | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Nagai | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Tokamachi | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Aizuwakamatsu | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Yonezawa | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Minamiuonuma | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Nan'yo | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Takahata | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Joetsu | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Kaminoyama | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Tsuruoka | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Yamagata | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Sagae | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Myoko | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Koriyama | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Fukushima | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Tendo | |
| 128 km or 79 mi | Motomiya | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Nihonmatsu | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Shonai | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Sakata | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Higashine | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Murayama | |
| 134 km or 84 mi | Date | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Shirakawa | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Sukagawa |
Cities near Zurich
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi |  Altstetten | |
| 6.4 km or 4 mi | Dubendorf | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Dietikon | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Horgen | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Uster | |
| 16 km or 9.7 mi | Bulach | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wettingen | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wadenswil | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Winterthur | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wetzikon | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Baden | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Baar | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Zug | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Rapperswil-Jona | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Frauenfeld | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Schaffhausen | |
| 37 km or 23 mi |  Waldshut-Tiengen | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Aarau | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Emmen | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Wil | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Lucerne | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Kriens | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Singen | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Radolfzell | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Kreuzlingen | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Konstanz | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Rheinfelden | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | St. Gallen | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Uberlingen | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Donaueschingen | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Riehen | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Tuttlingen | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Lorrach | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Weil am Rhein | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Basel | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Villingen-Schwenningen | |
| 77 km or 48 mi |  Saint-Louis | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Friedrichshafen | |
| 77 km or 48 mi |  Schaan | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Allschwil |