Niigata vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Niigata	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1018	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2580	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$433	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1251	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	85
😀 Quality of life	72	71
🏙️ Population	791K	5.65M

The cost of living in Niigata is 11% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5436th and 4898th ($1018 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 5th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2749th and 3542nd 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	$5.43	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2634	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2645	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.9	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.7	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$62.2	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17418	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597