Niigata vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Niigata	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$390	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$652	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1897	$7086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	52	97
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	791K	874K

The cost of living in Niigata is 76% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5515th and 5th ($1007 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 3269th and 20th 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	$5.38	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.8	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.49%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2422	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.6	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.8	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.9	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.1	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14992	$18564

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765