New York City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1634
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	97	67
🏙️ Population	8.8M	791K

The cost of living in New York City is 266% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5th and 4902nd ($4051 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 146th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 13th and 3769th 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	$24.7	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$15392

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046