New York City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$938
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$1539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	791K

The cost of living in New York City is 283% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6th and 4949th ($4044 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 172nd 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 8th and 3500th 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	$24.2	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$15169

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942