Chicago vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	97	72
🏙️ Population	2.75M	791K

The cost of living in Chicago is 178% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 394th and 5515th ($2799 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 404th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$14992

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001