Niigata vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$6558
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
68
97
🏙️ Population
791K
443K

The cost of living in Niigata is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4949th and 31st ($1056 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 2nd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3500th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$29266

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846