Niigata vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$390	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	74
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	791K	2.96M

The cost of living in Niigata is 40% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 5515th and 7006th ($1007 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 11th in Japan and the Philippines, respectively. Check Japan vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 3269th and 4889th 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	$5.38	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$2716

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$568
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$555
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$642
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$674
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$432
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1009
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$785
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$760
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$807
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$570
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$651
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$525
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$617
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$613
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$616
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$542
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$535
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$425
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$471
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$532