Jacksonville vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	87	72
🏙️ Population	950K	791K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 115% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1499th and 5436th ($2192 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 325th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$17418

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009