Niigata vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$390	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	52	86
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	791K	1.39M

The cost of living in Niigata is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5515th and 43rd ($1007 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 33rd 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 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 3269th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Niigata	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782