Niigata vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$446
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
97
😀 Quality of life
67
97
🏙️ Population
791K
874K

The cost of living in Niigata is 71% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4902nd and 9th ($1108 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3769th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$31050

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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 Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610