Chicago vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$1634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	2.75M	791K

The cost of living in Chicago is 141% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 483rd and 4902nd ($2667 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 146th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 20th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Niigata

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	Chicago	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$15392

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Niigata

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