Niigata vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$425
$2719
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$4421
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$7528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
97
😀 Quality of life
67
96
🏙️ Population
791K
874K

The cost of living in Niigata is 73% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5101st and 7th ($1059 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 5th 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 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3754th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$8.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$20590

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28 km or 17 mi Kamo
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28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
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$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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$3190
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$3185
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$3364
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$2968
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2888
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$2974
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3195
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2929
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3183
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3004
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3226
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$2999
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3269
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2963
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3997
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$3678
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
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$3466
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$2888
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$2840
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3657
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$2811
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$3041
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3344
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$2932
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$3649
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2780
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3785
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3002
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$3045
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2412
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$3115
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$2767
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$2778
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$3326
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$3286
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