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Nagoya

Japan

vs
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Niigata

Japan

Climate

Nagoya logs 74 hot days a year to Niigata's 15 — Niigata wins by 59. Nagoya also leads on sunny days by 50.

NagoyaNiigata
Sunny days
209159
Hot days
7415
Frost days
350
Rainy days
130212
Snow days
03
Outdoor dinner months
4/124/12
Avg wind
2.2 m/s4.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,2061,959
Darkest month sun
155 hrs/mo82 hrs/mo
UV peak month
7.67.1

Nagoya

Feels-like °C

1
2
9
14
20
26
30
32
28
19
12
2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Niigata

Feels-like °C

-5
-3
5
11
18
25
30
32
26
16
7
-2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Nagoya averages $1,591/mo for balanced living; Niigata has no cost baseline yet.

Nagoya

$1,591

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,250Comfort $2,166
Top 88%in Among 40 Asia cities

Niigata

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Nagoya scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Niigata has no mobility baseline.

3.6/5
vs
/5
NagoyaNiigata
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Nagoya's culture score of 2.5 sits well above Niigata's 0.0.

2.5/5
vs
0.0/5
NagoyaNiigata
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Nagoya leads

Nature & Outdoors

Nagoya scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Niigata has no nature & outdoors baseline.

3.7/5
vs
/5
NagoyaNiigata
SeaForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingSkiing

Safety

Nagoya scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Niigata has no safety baseline.

5.0/5
vs
/5
NagoyaNiigata
Earthquake

Career

Nagoya scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Niigata has no career baseline.

3.1/5
vs
/5
NagoyaNiigata
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Nagoya scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Niigata has no social & community baseline.

2.0/5
vs
/5
NagoyaNiigata
Urban EnergyGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Nagoya scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Niigata has no food & dining baseline.

2.6/5
vs
/5
NagoyaNiigata
Delivery

Family

Nagoya scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Niigata has no family baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
NagoyaNiigata
UniversitiesAmenitiesPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpa

Healthcare

Nagoya scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Niigata has no healthcare baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
NagoyaNiigata
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Nagoya averages 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Niigata's 11.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Niigata breathes ~11% cleaner air (1.5 µg/m³ lower).

Nagoya

Niigata

13.4µg/m³
11.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Nagoya (7.7M) and Niigata (438K) are 18x in population — Nagoya is the larger metro, Niigata the smaller; on land area Nagoya spans roughly 16x more ground.

17x

Nagoya is roughly 17x the scale of Niigata

Combined population & area comparison

JP flagNagoya
17x
JP flagNiigata
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.JP flagNagoya7.7M18x
2.JP flagNiigata438K1x
Area
1.JP flagNagoya2,392 km²16x
2.JP flagNiigata153 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
72 km95 km

JP flagNagoya

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
24 km15 km

JP flagNiigata

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Nagoya vs Niigata

Which is cheaper, Nagoya or Niigata?
Nagoya has an estimated monthly cost of $1,591.
How does the climate compare between Nagoya and Niigata?
Sunny days: 209 vs 159 d — Nagoya higher Annual sunshine: 2,206 vs 1,959 hrs — Nagoya higher Winter sunshine: 155 vs 82 hrs/day — Nagoya higher Hot days (>30°C): 74 vs 15 d — Niigata lower Frost days: 35 vs 0 d — Niigata lower Rainy days: 130 vs 212 d — Nagoya lower Snowy days: 0 vs 3 d — Nagoya lower
Is Nagoya or Niigata safer?
Nagoya has a safety score of 5.0/5.
Should I move to Nagoya or Niigata?
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