Niigata vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	791K	2.75M

The cost of living in Niigata is 48% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5436th and 2104th ($1018 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 2nd in Japan and Italy, respectively. Check Japan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1 months in Rome. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 2749th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Rome

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	Niigata	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.43	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$14156

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330