Niigata vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Niigata	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2899	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$425	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$938	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1539	$5439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	52	87
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	791K	1.39M

The cost of living in Niigata is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4949th and 26th ($1056 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 23rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 3500th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs San Diego

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	Niigata	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.9	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2812	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2341	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.8	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.1	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15169	$18429

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606