Niigata vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Niigata	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$414	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1617	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	85
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	791K	5.65M

The cost of living in Niigata is 5% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5487th and 5142nd ($1024 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 4th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2415th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Saint Petersburg

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	Niigata	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.4	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65.8	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16483	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606