Niigata vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$446	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	52	87
😀 Quality of life	67	92
🏙️ Population	791K	1.39M

The cost of living in Niigata is 67% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4902nd and 45th ($1108 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 3769th and 75th 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	$5.41	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$21468

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647