Niigata vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Niigata	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$414	$295
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1617	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	77
😀 Quality of life	74	66
🏙️ Population	791K	3.08M

The cost of living in Niigata is 47% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 5487th and 7262nd ($1024 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 14th in Japan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Japan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 0.5 months in Quezon. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 2415th and 5013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Quezon

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	Niigata	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.4	$4.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$2322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65.8	$79.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16483	$2749

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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

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$821
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$574
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$584
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$609
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$657
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$458
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1066
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$804
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$733
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$868
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$544
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$660
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$549
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$605
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$524
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$507
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$597
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$501
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$589
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$584
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$538
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$539
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$463
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$420
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$476
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$434
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$530