Jacksonville vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	52
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	950K	791K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 121% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1415th and 5515th ($2222 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 278th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$14992

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

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