New York City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	8.8M	791K

The cost of living in New York City is 313% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4th and 5436th ($4202 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Niigata

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	New York City	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$17418

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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