Jacksonville vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1617
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	87	74
🏙️ Population	950K	791K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 117% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1439th and 5487th ($2224 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 361st 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 343rd and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Niigata

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	Jacksonville	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$16483

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032