Niigata vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$446
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$6770
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
67
98
🏙️ Population
791K
447K

The cost of living in Niigata is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4902nd and 41st ($1108 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 3rd 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 2 months in Zurich. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3769th and 6th 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
$5.41
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$20539

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843