Niigata vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Niigata	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2899	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$425	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$938	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1539	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	87
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	791K	1.01M

The cost of living in Niigata is 70% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4949th and 22nd ($1056 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 20th 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 months in San Jose, United States. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 3500th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs San Jose, United States

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	Niigata	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.9	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$845	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2812	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2341	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21.8	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$83.1	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15169	$15889

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123