New York City vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$1617
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	8.8M	791K

The cost of living in New York City is 311% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4th and 5487th ($4207 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.6 months in Niigata. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 2415th 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	$23.6	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$16483

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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