Niigata vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$8690
🏠 One person rent
$414
$2814
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$4668
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$830
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$7450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
54
97
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
791K
874K

The cost of living in Niigata is 75% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5487th and 7th ($1024 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in San Francisco. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 2415th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs San Francisco

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Niigata San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$7.92
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$21243

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3212
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3058
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3242
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3264
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3073
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3255
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3083
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3282
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3058
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3346
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3007
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4102
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3831
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3604
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2929
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3593
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2910
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2983
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3778
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3137
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2859
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2380
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3182
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2807
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2783
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3395
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3261
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3805